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Pabna medical students start agitation, place 9-pt demand

Our Correspondent, Pabna
The students of Pabna Medical College yesterday started a week-long demonstration demanding solution to their various problems besetting the institution since its inception in November last year.
Fifty students were admitted into the first year as Pabna Medical College started its academic activities in a building ofPabna Mental Hospital in November last year but their study is hampered for want of competent teachers, adequate library and laboratory facilities, and accommodation.
After forming a human chain on Abdul Hamid road in the town yesterday noon, students of the institution announced their week-long demonstration programme in a press conference at Pabna Press Club Auditorium.
"There is acute shortage of teachers in different subjects including anatomy, physiology and biochemistry in Pabna Medical College. All the subjects except
one lack specialist teachers,” said a student reading out a written statement on behalf ofthe first batch learners.
“We are deprived of proper education as inefficient teachers hired from Pabna General Hospital and Pabna Mental Hospital are taking classes in the medical college. The first year course is yet to be complete although the examination is knocking at the door," goes the statement.
Placing a nine-point demand to the government, the students demanded ensuring at least two assistant professors for each subject, recruitment of necessary teachers and stopping arrangement of classes by upazila-level doctors.
Construction of own academic building, arrangement of registration under Rajshahi University, sufficient equipment in the laboratory, adequate library facility, recruitment of own staff in Pabna Medical College are other major demands placed by the students.
To press for meeting the demands, they will submit memorandum to the prime minister through the local administration on September 5, stage sit-in in front of Pabna deputy commissioner's office on September 7 and go for strike from September 8.
The students also warned of tougher demonstration programme after the Eid ulfitre if their demands are not met.
Admitting various problems of Pabna Medical College, Principal Dr Md Enayei 4 Karim, also the director of Pabna Mental Hospital, said, "We have asked the authorities concerned to recruit experienced teachers for Pabna Medical College. Process is on for recruitment of staffs and ensuring other facilities. Construction of the medical ccfllege building will start soon as the tender process has already been completed.”
Earlier 30-acre land was allocated on Pabna Mental Hospital compound for establishment of Pabna Medical College campus.