The teachers and students came to the institute yesterday after the two days of closure only to find that the sculptures have been missing from the field in front of the Sculpture Department.

Among the sculptures, four are created by prominent sculptors Niamul Bari and Rashid Chowdhury and the rest by the former students of the Institute.

The security guards said they do not know have any idea about how these sculptures were stolen.

Sources said a number of outsiders in connivance with some former students might have stolen the sculptures.

Director of the Institute Prof Farida Zaman was not available for comments.