Ill-fated JnU students
In your editorial of September 27, 2011 you wondered why protests always took violent form in our country. We, the students of JnU, have been demonstrating for a long time in a civilized manner. But nobody paid any attention. And now we are running out of time as our university turns six (6) on October 20. So, what would the desperate students have done? As a matter of fact, we were protesting in a civilized way till the police and the BCL started to beat up the students. Of course, vandalising cars is really a shameful act and every student of JnU feels sorry for this. But was it all our fault? You asked in your editorial what had been the fault of the stranded commuters and of those whose vehicles had been senselessly vandalised? Then, we ask you - what was our fault? What will we do if this university goes private? If the government doesn't have enough funds, then why did thePM promise to establish at least one public university in every district? The government can spend around Tk. 2000 crore just to change the name of an airport, but can't spend one-tenth of the amount for JnU?
We pay Tk. 100 as our monthly tuition fee, whereas the DU students pay Tk. 18 and the JU students pay only Tk.10 per month. Most of the students can't pay any more as they have come from poor families, and they have to spend a huge amount of money to stay in Dhaka city as JnU does not have dormitories. What kind of behaviour can one expect from us when we face all these problems? How can one expect the students to be calm?
Our sincere thanks to the editor as he proposed persuasion before the police take any action. We are extremely sorry for causing the damage. But why is everyone just talking about vandalising cars? Isn't there anyone who can understand our deplorable condition?
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