DHAKA, Oct 31, 2021 (BSS) - The authorities of Bangladesh University of 
Engineering and Technology (BUET) is going to reopen its dormitories for 
under-graduate students from November 10 after more than a one-and-a-half-
year closure. 

   Shahid Smriti Hall, dedicated for the students of post graduation, will be 
reopened later, said Dr Mizanur Rahman, Director of Student Welfare of the 
university.   

   All the undergraduate students will be allowed to board their rooms on the 
conditions of receiving at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, he added. 

   Mizan said about 82 percent students have already received single dose of 
Covid-19 vaccine while 68 percent have received both doses. A temporary 
Covid-19 vaccine campaign will be held on the campus shortly to vaccinate all 
students, he added. 

   Classes will begin from November 13, according to a decision taken at the 
academic session review committee's meeting held today with, Vice-Chancellor 
Professor Satya Prasad Majumder in the chair.

   A lot of innovation and repairing activities have been done in the 
dormitories top welcome back the students as its being reopened after a long, 
Professor Majumder told BSS. 

   Canteens, dining rooms, reading room, mosque and washrooms of the dorms 
have been renovated, he added. After entering the halls, students must follow 
the health guidelines, wear masks and maintain social distance, he added.