A Correspondent :
The medical services at University of Science and Technology Chittagong (USTC) have been suspended from Monday as the agitating students locked the main gate of the Hospital demanding registration by Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC).
The classes of the institution had also been remained suspended for the last five days. More than 1200 students of MBBS courses have been staging demonstrations for the last five days.
However, the BMDC refused to register them for the university’s violation of admission rules. The USTC, a private institution, admitted around 400 students each in the 25th, 26th and 27th MBBS batches whereas the rules permit it to admit around 100 in each batch.
Without registration with the BMDC, the 1,200 students, including around 600 from 14 foreign countries including India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives, cannot do internship or become medical practitioner.
Meanwhile, the agitating students are laying barricades on the street in front of the institution every day. They have also barricaded the Zakir Hussain Road for one hour from 11:00am to 12:00pm on Monday.
