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3 February 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Pabna

Students of Pabna Edward College agitating in front of the deputy commissioner's office protesting stabbing of a fellow by criminals yesterday.Photo: STAR

Students of Pabna Edward College went on the rampage yesterday after a student was stabbed by a gang of criminals on the campus on Tuesday night. They damaged vehicles including a BRTC bus, two microbuses and a three-wheeler on Pabna bypass road and ransacked at least 25 shops in the town. Later, the agitating students went to the deputy commissioner's office in a procession and staged a demonstration demanding punishment to the culprits responsible for stabbing a fellow . They also submitted a seven-point demand to the college authorities. The demands include appointment of permanent gatekeepers at all college gates and keeping campus free from criminal activities. College authorities held an urgent meeting at noon and assured the students of to fulfilling their demands. Campus sources said Abdus Salam, a second year student of mathemitcs department, was stabbed by a gang of criminals on the college campus at about 9:00pm on Monday. Hearing scream, some students rushed to the spot, rescued Salam and took him to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital