Students of Rajshahi Medical College (RMC) yesterday demanded exemplary punishment of Islami Chhatra Shibir cadres who attacked general students on November 14. At a press conference held at Rajshahi Metropolitan Press Club, they also demanded immediate withdrawal of a 'false' case that Shibir filed against eight general students on November 15.Shibir has continued their political and criminal activities on RMC campus violating the state of emergency and they formed RMC unit committee on September 20 at a meeting in Shaheed Nurunabbi hostel, the students said. "On November 14, Shibir men forced newly admitted MBBS student Muhammad Naser to join Shibir politics and created pressure on him to get attached to 'Shibir-dominated' Shaheed Muktijoddha Kazi Nurunabbi Hostel," goes a written statement read out by out by Atiqur Rahman, a fifth-year student of RMC. "As they beat up Naser's companion Bablu, a fourth year student, general students rushed to his rescue but regrouped Shibir cadres attacked them.
Shah Alam Siddiki Lalon, Bablu, Anup Sarker, Asikur Rahman, SM Fahad and Sampad Kumar Datta were admitted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. "Lalon filed a case with Rajpara Police Station accusing 17 Shibir cadres on the same night," they said. "RMC Principal Professor Fazlur Rahman formed a three-member probe committee headed by Prof Abdul Hannan and asked them to report within November 18 but the committee failed to publish their report within the deadline.
"On November 15, Shibir cadres filed a 'false' case with Rajpara Police Station accusing eight general students. They also gave us death threat over cell phone for withdrawing the case against them," goes the statement.
When contacted, RMC Shibir General Secretary Abu Talha denied Shibir's involvement with November 14 incident. He, however, admitted that their committee was formed a few months ago. RMC Principal Prof Fazlur Rahman told The Daily Star that they will take action after receiving the probe committee report.