2 Held Over the Attack on Medical Students in Rajshahi

Police arrested two people from different parts of Rajshahi in connection with a case filed on Friday over the assault on Rajshahi Shah Makhdum Medical College and Hospital students.

The arrestees are Beauty, the wife of Maniruzzaman Swadhin, the medical college's managing director, and Mithu, Swadhin's brother, reports media.

Sirajum Monir, the Chandrima Police Station officer in charge, said that on Friday night, a case was filed with the police station against nine identified individuals and some unidentified individuals.   

The accused included Maniruzzaman Swadhin, Managing Director of Rajshahi Shah Makhdum Medical College and Hospital, his wife Beauty, and three of Swadhin's brothers.

Of the injured, seven students were taken to Rajshahi Medical College and Hospital for treatment.

Meanwhile, a group of students of the medical college are staging a sit-in programme on the college campus on Saturday morning, protesting the attack on the students.

They also demanded immediate arrest of the attackers involved in the incident.

Additional police have been deployed in the area to fend off further trouble.

A health ministry team is expected to visit the medical college today, some students said. The students attempted to enter the campus after obtaining information.

All operations of the Rajshahi Shah Makhdum Medical College and Hospital have recently been suspended by the government for violation of rules and regulations. It also requested the relevant college authorities to arrange for the transfer of its students to various private medical colleges.