Students of the physiotherapy department of National Institute of Traumatology and Orthepaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) yesterday reiterated their demand to establish a separate college for physiotherapy in the country.
They also demanded immediate withdrawal of cases filed against the students of the institute in connection with the violent incident that occurred between the students and the NITOR hospital employees on Thursday and a proper investigation into the incident.
The student made the demands at a solidarity rally that held at the base of Aparajeya Bangla at Dhaka University.
Noted theatre activist Mamunur Rashid, former adviser to the caretaker government Dr Akbar Ali Khan, DU teachers Prof Ajoy Roy, Prof Akmol Hossain, and Dr Tanjimuddin Khan expressed their solidarity with the students participating at the rally.
Expressing solidarity, speakers blamed the attack on students by the employee and urged the government to establish a separate college for the physiotherapy students.
In support of their demands, students also brought out a procession that marched different streets on the DU campus.
Leaders and activists of different left leaning student organisations including Bangladesh Chhatra Union and Bangladesh Chhatra Federation (BCF) also expressed their solidarity with the demonstrating students.