The University of Dhaka announced its closure on 28 March and the Bangladeshi Civil Service Commission issued a statement postponing the exams from 18 March to 31 March. The decision to vacate the halls came as students began to leave campus on Monday.
Authorities from seven leading public universities today suspended all academic activities to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The government's decision came after students from Dhaka University, Bangladesh Institute of Public Health (BIPH) and Bangladesh National University boycotted classes on Sunday. The watchdogs have also called for the closure of educational establishments to prevent the spread of the deadly virus.
Rajshahi University and Jahangirnagar University will remain admission from March 28 to 31, campus correspondents reported. The announcement came after the government decided to close educational establishments on 18 and 31 March. All DU and JnU activities will be suspended for March 27, March 29 and March 30, while DU and JNU activities will be suspended from April 1 to April 2 and April 3 to May 1, May 2 to June 2, and June 1 and June 3 to July 1.
Shortly after 12.30pm, the RU held a meeting to decide that all the residences would remain admission from March 18 to 31.
Students from Dhaka University leave Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall on Monday fearing the spread of the coronavirus, as cited by an RU correspondent. According to a report in the Daily Star newspaper on Tuesday, students from Jahangirnagar University were asked to vacate the halls by 11 a.m. on March 19. All students were asked by the Rector of the University of Dhaka (RU) and the Dean of the Student Union (DUSU) to vacate all halls by 4 p.m. on April 1.
On Monday, the government reported three more cases of coronavirus in the country, including two children. Cabinet Secretary Khandker Anwarul Islam said the cabinet had asked all parties to ensure the safety of students, faculty and staff at all universities and colleges in Dhaka.
But the vice-chancellor said emergency services would be available during that time. He told a press briefing at the secretariat after the weekly cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that legal action would be taken in the event of a breach.
Academic activities at Chittagong University will remain admission from March 18 to April 9, and administrative activities will remain admission until March 29 and April 2, the letter said. In the notice, authorities asked students to leave the campus on March 17 and 18, while the halls of residence will remain admission until the afternoon of March 18.
Student halls of residence have been ordered to vacate their respective halls by 2pm on Wednesday, the letter said. The chancellor, Md Ishfaqul Hussain, told the Sylhet correspondent that the decision to close the university was taken at an emergency meeting this afternoon.
During this time, all student residences will remain open and all residents and students are asked to stay safe, "he said. Students began leaving the halls of residence shortly after the announcement, though the VC did not clarify which halls were to be evacuated.
The correspondent of the New Age University in Rajshahi reported that the university authorities had suspended academic activities until 31 March and asked the students to vacate all halls by 12 noon on 18 March. The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology statement issued that day said that after the government's decision, all academic activities at the university would remain admission until March 31, and students were asked to leave the halls before 5 p.m. on April 1. A notice signed by authorities on behalf of Jashore University, a private university in Dhaka, on Thursday, March 16, called on all students to leave the hall by 5.30pm or by March 18, the statement said. Correspondent in JASHore reported: "In an emergency meeting, the authorities in Jashesore, the University of Science and Technology, have decided to close the city's two public universities, Jharkhand University and Bangladesh Institute of Technology and Science, by 30 March and have asked students to vacate the halls of residence by 16: 40 (17 March) in accordance with the orders of the Ministry of Education. University officials said they had signed the notices but had not yet confirmed the exact dates.
Hundreds of tonnes of beams and cement fell on about 500 students at Dhaka University as they watched a popular television programme in the student dormitory. One student said the outer coating of the roof had been removed the same day.
By morning, at least 31 bodies had been recovered, Bangladesh state radio reported. At least two journalists were beaten up for showing press credentials, United News Bangladesh (UNB) said in a report on its website.
The clashes followed clashes on Friday between police and students protesting the presence of soldiers. The troops have been stationed at the university since January, when a military-backed interim government took power after months of political violence.
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