Male students have been asked to leave their halls by 6pm on Thursday while the female ones by 12pm on Friday, said Md Ishfakul Hossain, registrar of the university at a press briefing.
He said the authorities had taken the decision, as a tense situation was prevailing on the campus following injury of some students in the clashes.
A clash took place between the supporters of Sanjibon Chakraborty and Imran Khan president and general secretary of university unit BCL over a football tournament.
Since the day, several clashes took place on the campus and scores of BCL activists were injured in the fighting.
The university will remain closed from Sunday until September 15 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.