Varsity admin, not BCL, should control student dorms
The expulsion of 97 first year students from Dhaka University's Salimullah Hall by Bangladesh Chhatra League is a perfect example of politicisation of educational institutions.
Many of these students have left home to pursue education and better themselves. Now with nowhere to live in Dhaka, they will probably lose out on education. Universities should expose young people to a variety of ideas to help them mature into independent, critical thinkers. Here differing opinions are being removed which creates people reliant on others for their opinions and thoughts. I was most surprised with the statements from university administrators. They are supportive of the current arrangement and have no issue with students having their education disrupted based on an irrelevant factor like political affiliation.
Student political groups running dorms and deciding who gets accommodation is unbelievable. The universities need to take control of their own residences to eliminate these abuses and fulfil their educational mandates.
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