Authorities at Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University yesterday declared the institution closed for five days starting tomorrow after cracks developed in one of its dormitories following the January 4 earthquake.
The decision came in an emergency meeting between the university’s department heads and teachers, led by Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Md Alauddin.
The VC said as female students residing at Jahanara Imam Hall started to panic after cracks started to appear on the walls, the decision to keep the university closed from January 9 (tomorrow) till January 13 was taken.
University authorities said all exams during this period has been suspended.
A team of experts from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) will come to analyse the structural stability of the building following which further decisions will be taken, they added.