Wall built on road by BCL causing public sufferings
People especially patients and their attendants have been suffering for nearly a week as Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) started constructing a wall on a road which was used as a shortcut towards Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in the city.
The communication through the road which connects a female dormitory of the college has been disrupted and eventually emergency medical service via the road has been hampered.
The BCL activists of the college unit led by Md Forkan Uddin Shikder began building the wall in front of the female hostel on October 20, said students.
A large number of people will suffer on a daily basis if the wall stays there, said locals.
Ambulances sometimes enter the hospital by using the road situated behind it.
Sajeda, one of the residents, said, “The blockade causing the patients a lot of trouble.”
Aminul Islam, another local, said he had to travel five more kilometres with a patient to go to the hospital by using another road.
Similar remark came from a day labourer, Md Jewel.
The authorities of Public Works Department, who are entrusted with looking after all the roads on the campus, visited the spot. Its Assistant Engineer Bidhan Chadra Majumder said, “I asked for not building the wall, but they continued. I informed it to the higher authorities.”
The BCL unit members said they are doing so to stop stalking the female students. “We've no other alternatives,” said Forkan, also a final year student.
“Our female fellows continued to be stalked by goons who always pass through the road riding motorbikes.”
Talking to The Daily Star, president of the dissolved committee of the BCL unit Md Imran echoed him.
Wishing not to be named, a female student residing in the dormitory said, “We were stalked by outsiders several times. We informed the college authorities,even police, but the harassment continued.”
Dr Sirajul Islam, director of the hospital, said due to the wall general students, particularly who ride motorbikes, are suffering too.
“We are trying to solve the problem of stalking.”
The college Principal Vaskar Saha said the law enforcers assured them of increasing patrol on the campus to end stalking.
Md Abdur Rouf, deputy commissioner (south) of Barisal Metropolitan Police, said after holding a meeting with the hospital authorities on Sunday, “we increased our patrol on the road and will continue it until the female students regain their confidence.”
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