The students of Rajshahi Medical College on Sunday went on demonstration, demanding the college should be declared a university.
About 200 students brought out a procession on the campus after boycotting their classes and later, held a rally in front of the college gate.
Speakers said that it was very shameful for the medical college as it was still a faculty under Rajshahi University.
They complained that they had to face numerous problems to get necessary papers and information from the university.
The urged the prime minister and health and education ministers to upgrade the college to a university and renamed it as AHM Kamruzzaman Medical University.
They reminded the people about the contribution of AHM Kamruzzaman in the country's Liberation War.
The speakers also demanded the authorities concerned to set up an intensive care unit and casualty centre at the college to ease its way to be a full-fledged university.
The demonstrators vowed to continue their agitation until their demand was met.
Matiur Rahman, Shasmul Islam and Habibibur Rahman addressed the gathering.
After ending the rally at about 12 noon, the demonstrators took to the street and lay on the street and started observing a hunger strike.
The Rajshahi mayor, AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, also son of AHM Kamruzzaman, went to the spot at about 2:00pm and expressed his solidarity with the students.
Source : New Age
