Principal's room ransacked, two teachers assaulted
Agitated job seekers and their hired goons yesterday went on rampage at Dinajpur Medical College and Hospital (DJMCH) as some candidates were not selected in the recruitment test for the posts of third and fourth class employees, sources said.
The gang assaulted at least seven people including two professors, ransacked a few rooms and damaged the furniture.
The DJMCH authorities recently recruited around 30 people to various posts, list of which was officially published yesterday.
An employee of the DJMCH, seeking anonymity said local Awami League leaders submitted a list to the principal of DJMCH, but majority of their choice were not entertained.
Faruquzzaman Michael, organisational secretary of district AL, however refuted their involvement, and alleged that the candidates who bribed the hospital authorities only got the jobs.
Sources at DJMCH said Dr Buland Akter Tagar, assistant professor of ENT department and Prof Moudud Hossain of surgery department and Dr Ahad Ali, general secretary of Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA), were assaulted. Others include staffs Md Mokhlesar Rahman, Mirza Salam, Arif Akter and Alam.
Witnesses said a gang of 10 to 15 gathered in front of the medical college in the morning.
They entered DJMCH administrative building around 10:50am and started looking for principal Prof Dr Hamidul Haque Khandakar.
However, sensing trouble, the principal took shelter in the storeroom.
The gang first entered the principal's room and locked in an altercation with Dr Buland Akter Tagar, Dr Prof Moudud Hossain and Dr Ahad Ali over the recruitment issue.
Sources said, during the heated exchange, the gang was demanding return of money paid to the authorities for providing jobs to their candidates.
As the DJMCH authorities refuted their claim of receiving bribe for providing jobs, the gang ransacked the room of the principal and damaged furniture. During the 10 minutes rampage, they damaged furniture also in a few other rooms.
Contacted, Md Abdul Kalam Azad, accountant and a secretary of DJMCH said that two factions of district BMA went on rampage. He declined to elaborate and switched off his cell phone.
However, Dr Shahidul Islam, president of Dinajpur BMA said the organisation is not divided. "So, the claim of DJMCH authorities is ridiculous," he added.
This correspondent tried to contact the principal of DJMCH over cell phone but he was not receiving any call.
Hasan Shamim Iqbal, officer-in-charge of Dinajpur Sadar police station said no case was lodged till filing of this report yesterday afternoon. "However, we have deployed necessary force in the area to avert further trouble," he added.
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