The authorities of a private university in Sylhet declared the institution closed for one month from Thursday after a crack developed in the university housed
at a six-story commercial building in the city.
Students of Leading University said a big crack appeared with a bang in a wall of the library Wednesday evening when an MBA class was going on at a nearby room of the library.
‘The panicked students hurried out of the classroom,’ said a shopkeeper of the Madhuban Super Market, where Leading University situated.
The university administration at an emergency meeting held in the morning decided closure of the institution for one month next to avoid any untoward incident, sources close to the university administration said.
Bing contacted, Leading University proctor Rezaul Karim confirmed the news of the university being closed for one month.
‘The university students, after the Rana Plaza collapse, had demanded shifting the university to its permanent campus and the university has been declared closed for the task,’ he said.
-With New Age input
