Deprived students

The letter entitled “Deprived Students” published on 5 April in this page drew my attention. Thanks to the anonymous students for writing it. I strongly support their demand. I was also a student of the chemistry department of Chittagong University and received my MS degree last year. Students of this department are not only deprived of all sorts of technological facilities but also practical knowledge, which is the key criterion in the job market. The laboratories of this department have no modern apparatus. Scarcity of essential chemicals and equipments are a very common phenomenon here. So what is the consequence? Students' research activities are badly affected and they complete their course without sufficient practical knowledge. As a result, they cannot survive in a job race. Can anybody believe that even without a UV-spectrometer, this department gives Ph.D certificate? Our research students pursue their task in BCSIR lab or elsewhere. Most of our teachers are indifferent in this regard.
The situation must change for the better.