Rajshahi Medical College
BCL declares vice principal unwanted, locks his office
Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday declared the vice principal of Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) Dr Shahidur Rahman Tarafdar persona non grata on the campus for what they said, sheltering Jamaat-shibir men and blaming BCL leaders for corruption.
They staged a two-hour sit-in-programme, brought out procession on the campus and put the office of the vice principal under lock and key demanding his removal.
Dr Tarafdar was not present at his office during the chaos.
Sampad Kumar Dutta, the college BCL organising secretary said Dr Tarafdar was declared persona non grata because of his activities. He said, Tarafdar, also chairman of ophthalmology department, being a member of the Swadhinota Chikitsok Parishad, regularly practices at the Jamaat controlled Islami Bank Medical Hospital. He also shelters Shibir men, Sampad alleged.
College unit BCL president Ashok Roy blamed Dr Tarafdar for his involvement in the Tk 4 crore project to purchase equipments for the ophthalmology department.
“He blamed us (the college BCL leaders) for pressing the authorities for doing wrong, but now he himself is involved,” he said.
Talking to The Daily Star, Dr Tarafdar refuted allegations against him.
He said, a section of doctors are provoking the BCL leaders to turnish his image. He claimed he had no link with the equipment purchasing project. About Jamaat, he said, “I have some friends among pro-Jamaat doctors and it does not mean that I belong to Jamaat."
Principal of the college Dr Abdul Hannan said the authorities are looking into the matter.
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