Govt Rajendra College: Thousands of students suffer as sanitation awful
Scanty sanitation facilities remain a nuisance for a large number of students of Government Rajendra College in Faridpur for long.
As many as 19,500 students, including 12,500 males and 7,000 females, are now enrolled with the college established on 54 acres of land in 1918.
The institution now comprises two campuses – ‘degree campus’ comprising the classrooms for intermediate and degree (pass course) students at Jiltuli and ‘honours campus’ at Baitul Aman in Faridpur municipality.
There are only 43 toilets for the large number of students at the two campuses, 35 for males and 8 others for females, said sources at the college office.
On an average, there is one toilet for 875 female students and one for 291 male students.
On a recent visit to the college, this correspondent learnt that there are no toilets for female students at 12 departments among 19 at the honours campus.
The two toilets adjacent to Bangla and philosophy departments at the honours building remain close most of the time, several students said.
“There is no toilet for female students in our department although we have to stay long hours for classes here,” said Nadia Akter, a student of political science.
Seeking anonymity, a male student of English and a female student of accounting said they have to face odds while responding to the call of nature due to shortage of toilets and their unhygienic conditions.
“The toilets on our college campus is too inadequate for the large number of students while the existing toilets are too dirty. Despite our appeals, no step has been taken to solve the problem,” said Pranta Saha, a student of marketing.
Asked about the situation, Prof Mosharraf Ali, principal of Government Rajendra College, said, “There is no problems regarding toilets at the college. None complained to us in this regard.”
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