DU Correspondent :
One of the six students, who began a fast unto death demanding fresh DUCSU election was hospitalised after he had fallen unconscious on Wednesday afternoon.
Anindya Mondal, a student of DU’s Philosophy department, fell unconscious around 5:10pm and was rushed to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) by his peers, said Rajib Raaz Das, General Secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra Union DU unit.
Inspector Bachchu Mia, in-charge of DMCH Police Outpost, confirmed the incident to our DU correspondent.
Anindya is being administered intravenous saline. He is at Ward No. 602, the police official added.
The six students have been observing the hunger strike programme at the base of Raju Sculpture near Teachers’ and Students’ Centre (TSC) on the university campus since last night and said they will continue their fast unless their two-point demand are met by the authorities.
Dhaka University has to admits that the March 11 DUCSU election was a farce, said Main Uddin, one of the demonstrators and a second-year student of Population science department of the university.
“Unless Dhaka University admit that DUCSU election was a farce and declares Schedule for a re-election, we will continue our hunger strike,” he said.
Initially four people began the hunger strike on Tuesday evening amid row over irregularities in the DUCSU election. Later two others joined the programme.
