Rajshahi-2 lawmaker and president of Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) management council Fazle Hossain Badsha has called for exhuming the body of deceased Rajshahi University student MGM Shahriar for autopsy.
He made the demand while speaking in a press briefing at his office in Hargram of Rajshahi city on Sunday afternoon.
He also demanded a high-level investigation by the Ministry of Home Affairs over the death.
Badsha, also the general secretary of Bangladesh Workers Party, said that an emergency meeting of the hospital management council has been called on October 26. "After that, we will send a letter to the Ministry of Home Affairs to investigate the incident," he added.
He also questioned the role of some teachers during the incident.
The MP said, we had a meeting with the Intern Doctors Association at noon. We requested them to call off their strike considering the patients. They called off their strike after a fruitful meeting and they joined their work from Sunday afternoon, he added.
Earlier, in the day, the students of Rajshahi University brought out a procession protesting the death of their fellow student on the campus. They also took position in front of the main gate of Rajshahi University to press home their nine-point demand including arrest of those involved in the attack on students and those who made lapses in attending to Shahriar.
Later, the interns of Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital also brought out a procession protesting a scuffle between the RU students and medical interns. They also threatened to continue their strike if the authorities concerned would not take any effective measures in arresting the attackers and ensuring a healthy atmosphere for work.
On Wednesday night, Shahriar, the fourth-year student of the university's marketing department, died after allegedly falling off the roof of Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall.
After Shahriar fell off the roof of Shaheed Habibur Rahman Hall of the university on Wednesday night, some students took him to RMCH where he was declared dead on arrival.
A five-member probe body has been formed to look into the incident.
Two complaints have been lodged over the incident.