The New Nation - Internet Edition

Barisal Correspondent

The students of Barisal Govt. Veterinary College (BVC) yesterday formed a human chain in front of the Barisal Aswani Kumar Hall as a part of their fortnight long programme demanding solution to various academic problems and upgrading the status of BVC.

The leaders of the agitating students said that BVC ,established under Babuganj upazila in Barisal at a cost of Tk 20 crore, was to be transferred to the revenue sector from the development sector. Besides, as per decision of the inter-ministerial meeting held on November 27 last year BVC was to be transformed into a veterinary faculty of the Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU). Accordingly, a team of the University Grants Commission completed selection of manpower and formalities for the absorption of BVC with PSTU. But the decision of the inter-ministerial meeting is yet to be implemented, the student leaders alleged.

As the future of BVC has been hanging in balance, salaries and other facilities of teachers and the staff members have become irregular and uncertain. Consequently, they have been passing their in great hardship.

Over 200 students now enrolled with BVC have also been facing problems of accommodation, laboratory facilities, power and water crisis and other infra -structural difficulties, they mentioned.

The fortnight agitation programmes to ;press home the demands of the students include wearing of black badges, holding of rally and bringing out procession.

When contacted, PSTU sources said that delay in granting necessary fund and administrative crisis was standing in the way of absorption of BVC as an outer campus of the university.