Comilla University shut indefinitely after student dies in BCL faction feud

Comilla University has been closed sine die following a student’s death in a clash between two factions of the ruling Awami League’s student front on the campus.

After an emergency meeting on Monday morning, the authorities instructed students to vacate residential halls.

Male students have been told to leave campus by 11am and female students by 2pm.

Khalid Saifullah

Police said that bullets were fired during the clash Sunday midnight between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).

At least 12 persons were injured, some with bullet wounds, during the clash, said Comilla South police OC Nazrul Islam.

Marketing Department Student Khalid Saifullah was declared dead around 5am on Monday by doctors at the Comilla Medical College Hospital, said OC Nazrul Islam.

Khalid was the organising secretary of a hall unit for the BCL's Comilla University chapter.