OUR CORRESPONDENT, Mymensingh

All classes and exams at Mymensingh Medical College have been suspended for a week after a clash between two factions of Chhatra Dal left two students injured.

Students were instructed to vacate the halls by 8:00am yesterday, said Principal Prof Dr Md Nazmul Alam Khan.

The decision was made at an emergency meeting of the academic council held early yesterday, he said.

Additional Superintendent of Police (Admin) Md Abdullah Al Mamun said the clash broke out around 9:00pm Friday at the college dormitory. The injured -- Md Muaz and Mir Hamidur, both third‑year students -- belong to rival groups of the college unit of Jatiyotabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD).

Quoting campus sources, the police official said Muaz went to Hamidur’s room where a heated exchange over refuelling a motorcycle escalated into a scuffle. Hamidur and his associates allegedly beat Muaz and forced him out. Later, as Hamidur went out for tea, he was reportedly attacked and struck on the head with a blunt object. A chase and counter‑chase followed between the two groups, triggering the clash.

Police rushed to the scene and brought the situation under control. The injured were admitted to Mymensingh Medical College Hospital. Muaz was later referred to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, while Hamidur remains under treatment at MMCH.

Kotwali Model Police Station OC Shebirul Islam said one person, Nafiul Islam, 25, has been detained, though no case had been filed yet.

The college authorities have formed a three-member probe committee tasked with submitting a report within seven working days.

JCD unit convener Tanvir Abdullah denied it was a factional clash, claiming it may have resulted from personal enmity, and said the JCD central committee is also investigating.