Kishoreganj: The authorities declared Shaheed Syed Nazrul Islam Medical College closed for an indefinite period on Sunday following a clash between two factions of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).

A chase and counter-chase took place between two factions of BCL over establishing supremacy on the campus on Saturday night, reports UNB.

The college academic council sat a meeting at about 12:00 noon today and took the decision fearing further deterioration of the situation, said principal of the medical college Ruhul Amin.

Meanwhile, a three member body has been formed to investigate the incident, he said.

The male students were asked to vacate their dormitories by 5:00pm today while the female ones by 7:00am on Monday.