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Ctg Nursing College closes indefinitely

Unrest sparked by suspension of 28 students prompts decision

Arun Bikash Dey,
Amid students' demonstration following suspension of 28 students of Chittagong Nursing College, the college authorities closed the institution for an indefinite period on Thursday, casting a shadow on the future of students who have already been lagging behind by two academicyears.
On Wednesday, the authorities served a notice on 28 male students to vacate within 24 hours a risky and abandoned academic building of the college where they had taken shelter on June 9 as their residences in the port city went under water due to torrential rains and waterlogging.
As the 28 students did not agree to leave the building, the authorities suspended them on Thursday that triggered students' demonstration on the campus, prompting the authorities to close the institution for an indefinite period the same day.
Students have been demonstrating on the campus since the beginning of this year with different demands, including setting up of a dormitory for male students, enhancing facilities at the dormitory of female students, following the academic calendar properly, and stopping "irregularities" and "corruption" of the college authorities.
The suspension of 28 students added fuel to the situation. The authorities also asked the female students to vacate their dormitory within 24 hours.
Final-year student Syed Ahmed Tanshir, also president of the CNC Students' Welfare Association, told The Daily Star that the students had taken shelter at the old academic building with permission from the authorities. "On Wednesday, the authorities suddenly ordered us to leave the building within 24 hours,” he said, adding that they did not comply with the decision as they had no place to go. "We don't have any male hostel. Also, the female dormitory that we have accommodates six students in a room which can actually accommodate only two
students," he said. Moreover, the authorities do not follow the academic calendar and take fees without giving any receipt he alleged.
Rakibul Hasan, a third-year student of CNC, said the decision to close the college would further prolong their academic session.
Contacted, Hosne Ara Begum, principal of CNC, said, "The Public Works Department in 2010 declared that the building was risky." "How can I allow the students to live there? Who will take the responsibility if any accident occurs?" she told The Daily Star. "The authorities were compelled to close the college as students started unruly activities on the campus,” she said, claiming that all academic fees had been being taken as per the rules of the health ministry. Chittagong Medical College Principal Prof Selim Mohammad Jahangir, also dean of the faculty of medicine of Chittagong University, said students could not reside in a risky building and so they were asked to vacate the building.
He said they had written to the authorities concerned to establish a male dormitory.