Apathy to Ailing Student
College girls agitate, confine principal to hostel room
The students of Government Saroda Sundori Mohila College staged a demonstration on the campus protesting alleged irregularities of the college authorities and demanding removal of the principal.
Around 300 angry students confined the principal, hostel superintendent, assistant hostel superintendent at the common room of their hostel for two hours on Wednesday night demanding fulfillment of their 10-point demand.
They also gave a 24-hour ultimatum to the college authorities for removal of the principal.
On information, Faridpur deputy commissioner (DC) Helaluddin Ahmed and district administration officials rushed to the spot along with a large contingent of police and freed the teachers from confinement.
The students alleged that a third year student of the Social Welfare department suddenly fell sick on Sunday while watching the FIFA World Cup final match. Instantly, they informed the matter to hostel super Yasin Molla for shifting her to a hospital for treatment. On denial, the students informed the matter to the principal for proper care of the sick girl. But the principal also did not pay heed to their appeal. Finding no other alternative, they rushed their friend to one hospital to another for treatment. Finally, they succeeded to admit her to Faridpur General Hospital.
However, no teacher visited the ailing student at the hospital. “Even the principal showed apathy to the sick girl and behaved roughly,” the students alleged.
Afterwards, the students got united and placed their 10-point demand to the principal on Wednesday.
The demands include proper treatment to the ailing student, improved services at the dining room and canteen, checking visitors' entry, separate toilets for night guards, 24-hour TV watch, easy exit and entry of students to the hostel etc. As the principal turned down their demands, the students chanted slogans against the college authorities.
At this, principal Mahfuzur Rahman along with hostel superintendent Yasin Molla and assistant hostel superintendent Jalil Munshi invited the students to discuss the matter at the hostel common room. But the agitated students confined them for two hours from 8:30 pm.
Following intervention of the DC, the teachers were freed. Later, the DC assured the students to fulfill their demands.
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