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Classes and examinations at Mymensingh Medical College have been suspended following a clash reportedly between two factions of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) on the campus which left two students seriously injured. The injured were identified as Md Muaz, a supporter of Tanvir Abdullah, convener of ollege unit JCD and Mir Hamidur, supporter of Nur-e-Jawad Rutap, JCD’s senior joint convener. Both of them are third year students of the college. Nazrul Islam, in-charge of Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital police camp, said Muaz visited Hamidur’s room in the dormitory on Friday night where they locked into a heated argument over refueling a motorcycle, leading to a scuffle took. At one stage, Hamidur along with his associates beat Muaz up mercilessly. Later, Muaz along with his associates hit Hamidur with a steep pipe when he was taking tea outside the campus, triggering a clash between supporters of both groups. Muaz was shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment on Saturday morning as his condition is stated to be critical while Hamidur is currently undergoing treatment at Ward No. 6 of the hospital. Both suffered head injuries, he added. Shibirul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Mymensingh Kotwali Model Police Station, said police arrested Nafiul Islam in this connection. Meanwhile, the college authorities announced the suspension of all classes and examinations for seven days after an emergency meeting of the academic council held on Saturday. Students were instructed to leave their dormitories by 8:00 am on Saturday. Prof, Dr. Md. Nazmul Alam Khan, Principal of the college said a three-member probe committee has been formed to investigate the incident. Further action will be taken based on the findings of the investigation, he said.

Alpana Akter, the daughter of a van driver who aced the MBBS entrance exam at Mymensingh Medical College, will not have to burden her father with funding her education as she chases her dream of becoming a doctor. Aslam Jewel, chairman of her upazila parishad in Baliadangi, has stepped forward to take the responsibility of putting her through medical school. Also read: Thakurgaon van driver's daughter cracks MBBS test, but father has no money for fees The upazila chairman, also general secretary of Baliadangi upazila Jubo League, announced this after visiting Alpana's home on Monday night. He also handed over some initial financial assistance to Alpana’s father Aftabar Rahman. Aslam Jewel on Tuesday told UNB: “We are proud of Alpana as she has got a chance in the medical college. As a representative of the people, I took responsibility for her study. I will bear all the expenses of her medical college study.” Alpana, a resident of Dharia Belsara village in Baliadangi upazila, said she wants to pursue her dream without putting any further pressure on her father, who is struggling to make ends meet for the family. "Already, he has done a lot for me and my siblings," she added. It is true. Aftabar, the father, may be near the end of his tether now, but his is a story of admirable parenthood, for the way he has prioritised education for his three children. "First, I sold a portion of my farmland to bear the admission expenses of my son, who got a chance to study at Dhaka University. Later, I had to sell the rest of the land to fund his studies. Now, I have nothing but a homestead," he said. His son Munna is a fourth-year student of Dhaka University's Bangla department. "I still have to send him Tk 4,000 a month," Aftabur discloses, which is probably more to do with living expenses even as a student in the capital. The youngest sibling, another daughter, is a student of Class XII. Also read:Thakurgaon farmers fear crops loss after hailstorm "Alpana has made a penniless father proud. But now I am helpless, and not in a position to fund her opportunity to pursue medical education at Mymensingh Medical College from my meagre income,"Aftabar laments. It now falls on society, amid all the increases in per capita income, etc, to step forward and complement the efforts of parents such as Aftabur. The effort they have expended till now must not go in vain.

A woman gave birth to a baby boy in the stairwell of a hospital in Netrakona district due to reported negligence of doctors and staff.