Build field hospital to contain pandemic
Leaders and activists of left-leaning student organisations yesterday demanded that the government build a field hospital to deal with the Covid-19 situation.
Holding a protest rally at Dhaka University campus, they also demanded that the government ensure food and employment for working class people, and free treatment of Covid-19 infected patients.
They further demanded fee waivers for students by subsidising educational institutions.
"We have seen different models of lockdown in the world for tackling the Covid-19 situation. But the Bangladesh government has imposed lockdown without following any model," said Arif Moinuddin, president of Bangladesh Democratic Students Council.
Masud Rana, president of the Bangladesh Socialist Students Front said, during the pandemic, only 38 central oxygen plants have been set up in the country.
"This number was supposed to be 79. Public health organisations say this is due to the government's negligence," he said.
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