The New Nation - Internet Edition

DU Correspondent

Bangladesh Physiotherapy Student's Union (BPSU) urged the government to establish a full-fledged Physiotherapy College soon for ensuring orthopedic patients health service.

The leaders of the organisation alleged at a press conference at Dhaka University Journalists` Association on Monday, that a vested quarter is hatching conspiracy to cancel the Physiotherapy College project, which has been passed by health department in 1998 and the present Caretaker Government allotted necessary funds.

But a senior official of the Orthopedic Hospital being dissatisfied with the government decision ordered his hospital employees to attack physiotherapy students and filed several false cases against the students on September 4. Since the clash, the students of the physiotherapy course have been agitating to meet their demands and later, government assured the agitators that they would fulfill their four-point-demand by December 4.

But the students doubted that the project would be cancelled if the work of the college did not begin by December.

"If the demands are not met by December 4, they will hold tougher movement like fast unto death," said Sohel Rana, convener of the organisation.

He said the government had not implemented a single point of their demand yet though the officials of the health department decided to select a location for building the Physiotherapy College on September 16.

Physiotherapy students Arifur Rahman, Anwarul Islam Sajib and Saidur Rahman were present in the press conference.