<div><b><br></b></div><div><b>A student of Shaheed Monsur Ali Medical College in Sirajganj was shot with a gun by a teacher inside the classroom on Monday.</b></div><div><br></div><div>The student,&nbsp; Arafat Ashik Tomal, 23, was admitted to hospital. He is a resident of Dhansiri Nataipara Mahalla of Bogra district.</div><div><br></div><div>The teacher Dr Raihan Sadiq was detained by police after the incident, said Sirajul Islam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Sirajganj Sadar police station.</div><div><br></div><div>Quoting the students, he said, a class of third-year students of the medical college hospital was going on at around 3:30 pm on Monday.</div><div><br></div><div>In this class, the teacher reportedly threatened students with failing them in exams. Following that, a dispute started&nbsp; between the students and the teacher.</div><div><br></div><div>At one stage, the third-year student was shot in the leg.</div><div><br></div><div>Students protested in the Medical College Hospital and neighborhood area over the incident.</div><div><br></div><div>The college’s Principal Prof Dr Amirul Hossain Chowdhury couldn’t be reached over phone.</div><div><br></div><div>Meanwhile, additional riot police have been deployed and patrolling has been intensified in the neighborhood. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>