Dhaka, June 21 -- Students of Dhaka Medical College have rejected the authorities' order to vacate their residential halls, declaring they will remain on campus until their housing-related demands are met.

On Saturday, the college was declared closed indefinitely, with a directive for all students to leave their halls by Sunday noon.

The order came amid a month-long class boycott over demands including safe and permanent accommodation.

Protesters formed a human chain on campus the same day.

By evening, students made it clear they would not comply.

"We will not vacate the halls," Mohammad Nafis Rafid of the K-81 batch told bdnews24.com on Saturday evening.

"The authorities are trying to suppress our movement by clearing the halls. We...