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17 June 2009, 18:00 PM

NATIONAL

Our Correspondent, Barisal

Aggrieved students of BM College yesterday foiled second year honours examinations of 18 departments and handed over memorandum to the principal demanding necessary action to check outsider troublemakers on the campus. On Tuesday noon, Tanvir Hossain, a third year honours student of economics department, was seriously injured as outsider Jasim stabbed him for protesting indecent remarks at the female students by Jasim's companions on the campus. The incident gave rise to serious grievance among the students. To probe the incident, the college authorities have formed a three-member committee headed by ASM Alauddin, associate professor of accounting and asked them to submit report within next three working days, the principal said. The students who forced the honours second year test examinees of 18 departments to quit the examination halls also kept the road in front of campus blocked for 20 minutes. They brought out a procession on the campus and handed over a memorandum to the principal demanding formation of a vigilance committee to check entrance of outsiders and teasing of girls on the campus, installation of close circuit cameras at sensitive points and lodging a case on behalf of the college authorities to ensure punishment of the attackers who stabbed college student Tanvir Hossain. “Test examinations were postponed due to unavoidable circumstance. I sent a letter to Barisal Metropolitan Police commissioner in connection with Tuesday's incident,” said BM College Principal Dr Nani Gopal Das. As of filing of this report yesterday afternoon, no case was lodged in connection with stabbing the BM College student on Tuesday, BMP Assistant Commissioner Hayatul Islam Khan said.