Sylhet: The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) in Sylhet has been closed for unidentified period following a clash between factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) over establishing supremacy on the campus on Tuesday.

The university authorities published a press released signed by Registrar Ishfaqul Hossain on Wednesday morning declaring the closure of the institution.

The press note says, ‘Due to unavoidable circumstance, a decision has been made to suspend the classes and examinations before further orders.’

The university authorities asked students to vacate their dormitories by 8:00am Wednesday. However, the halls will be closed till 1 January 2017.

The press release also reads due to inevitable conditions, any kind of meeting, procession, gatherings, have been banned in the campus up to further directions.

On Tuesday night, two groups of BCL locked into a clash over establishing dominance on the campus. Several chases and counter chases took place between the rivals.

Later, police conducted raids at three hostels on the campus and recovered local arms, hand grenades and bullets in the night.