<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Students of Barishal-Sher-e-Bangla Medical College (BSBMC) have been staging demonstrations in front of the academic building since Wednesday morning, demanding safe dormitories for them.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The protesters took to the streets around 8 am and then went for a sit-in protest in front of the academic building and the office of the principal.</div><div><br></div><div>According to the protesters, there are six separate halls for female and male students and all are in dilapidated conditions. Besides, they claim that peeled-off plasters from the roofs of the dilapidated buildings often fall on them.</div><div><br></div><div>Ehsan Ullah, a student of the college, said the Habibur Rahman dorm is in a vulnerable condition. "Immediate repairs are needed."</div><div><br></div><div>Tahsin Ahmed, another student, said the authorities concerned had earlier declared the Habibur Rahman dormitory as "unsafe", but no steps have been taken yet for the rehabilitation of its residents.</div><div><br></div><div>“We want action within seven days. Otherwise, they will embark on an indefinite strike,” said Sagar Hossain, a fourth-year student of the college.</div><div><br></div><div>Prof Maniruzzaman Shaheen, principal of Sher-e-Bangla Medical College, said that construction and repair works will start soon in the dormitories. - UNB</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>