Kuet shut down for indefinite period after clash

Kuet shut down for indefinite period after clash

The Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (Kuet) was shut down for an indefinite period today after a clash between two groups of students over a football match.

“The residential students have been ordered to vacate the halls,” said Registrar GM Shahidul Alam.

Male students have been given until 5:00pm to vacate residential halls. Female students will have to leave their hall within 10:00am Sunday, he added.

Students clashed over a football match between Amar Ekushey Hall and Fazlul Haque Hall yesterday afternoon.

Police were deployed on the campus at night, said Shafiqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Khanjahan Ali Police Station.

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