Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- Dhaka University authorities suspended all examinations and classes scheduled for Monday, citing unavoidable circumstances.

Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, acting director at the university's Public Relations Office has confirmed this, according to a UNB report.

The authorities took the decision hours after the students of DU and seven colleges, including Dhaka College, clashed on the streets till midnight on Sunday.

At around 10:00 pm, students of Dhaka College tried to enter the DU area with a protest march, aiming at surrounding the office of the DU Pro Vice-Chancellor (academic) Professor Mamun Ahmed, through the Liberation and Democracy Arch.

When this news spread, students from several DU dormitories started to come ou...