The academic activities of Chittagong University (CU) will resume today after observing a 42-day vacation for Eid-ul-Fitr and other occasions.
However, students have expressed concerns about further infighting between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League after the classes resume.
Residential students have already started returning to the dormitories after celebrating Eid with their families.
Earlier, the university authorities suspended academic activities on the campus from June 24 to August 7, four days before the scheduled vacation period, fearing clashes between the two Chhatra League factions.
The decision came after a chase and counter-chase took place between the two factions on June 23 in a bid to establish their supremacy.
Earlier on June 10, the central committee of the student wing of the Awami League dissolved its CU unit after a clash took place between two other factions, one led by former Chhatra League joint secretary Sumon Mamun, and the other led by former vice-president Sabbir Ahmed Chowdhury on the campus. The clash left at least three activists injured.
Campus sources said a tense situation prevails between the groups where most fear that a clash might be triggered anytime.
“Our final examination will begin from August 13, but we fear that another such clash might create a tension on the campus, prompting further disruption in the examinations,” said Isita Esmot, a master’s student of communication and journalism, while talking to the Dhaka Tribune.
Meanwhile, the CU authorities have taken necessary measures to keep a congenial atmosphere on the campus after reopening.
“No anarchy will be tolerated on the campus, and law enforcement agencies have been instructed by the authorities on what to do in such situations,” CU Proctor Professor Siraj Ud Dowla told the Dhaka Tribune.
