
After a 34-day suspension, academic activities at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) are set to resume on Sunday, October 5. The reopening marks the end of a prolonged period of unrest that began following a violent clash on campus in late August.
University authorities confirmed that classes and examinations will resume as scheduled, while students began returning to their residential halls from the morning of October 3.
The closure stemmed from an incident on August 31, when at least 15 people, including students and journalists, were injured after a group of outsiders attacked students demonstrating to demand a combined degree system. The attack triggered widespread tension across the campus.
In response, the university administration convened an emergency syndicate meeting online that same night and announced the indefinite closure of the university. Students were instructed to vacate all residential halls by 9 a.m. the following day, September 1.
Earlier that day, an academic council meeting was held at the Zainul Abedin Auditorium to discuss the students’ demand for a combined degree. When the Education Council proposed maintaining three separate degrees, students, dissatisfied with the decision, confined the attending teachers for nearly eight hours in protest.
To resolve the deadlock, the university held another emergency syndicate meeting online on September 23, during which a decision was made to reopen the university and withdraw the earlier directive that had closed the residential halls.
A notification signed by Registrar Dr. Md. Helal Uddin, issued later that afternoon, stated that the academic and research environment at BAU had returned to normal and that regular classes would resume from October 5.
With this decision, Bangladesh Agricultural University looks to restore academic stability and return to its usual rhythm after more than a month of disruption.