The left-leaning students’ body at the Chittagong University (CU)Tuesday demanded the admission form fee for undergraduate students in 2013-2014 session be reduced and announced fresh programme from August 29.
The organisations made the demand at a press conference held at the CUCSU. Chhatra Union, CU unit Organising Secretary Mehedi Hasan Nobel read out a written statement, while ProbalMazumder, president of Somajtantrik Chhatra Front, CU presided over the programme.
In the statement, they claimed that the CU authorities has illogically raised the admission from fees from Tk400 to Tk500 this year.
“If a student with background in science wants to apply for admission to at least four departments under the Science Faculty,it would cost him/her more than Tk2500 while it would take more than Tk3000 for the Arts Faculty following to increase. As a result, it would get more difficult for students from middle class, and lower class families to bear the expenses.”
Probal Mazumder said the fees for the admission form has been increased more than 600% over the last 2 decades. It was Tk250 in the 2003-04 session and it was increased to Tk400 in 2011-12.
They urged the university authorities to reconsider the admission form fees and demanded to withdraw the extended amount.
To realise their demand, the students’ body will place a memorandum to the CU vice-chancellor on August 29, hold protest procession and rally on August 31 and observe a guardians and students harmony rally at the Shaheed Minar Premises.
Ruchi Bhattacharyya, organisational secretary of Somajtantrik Chhatra Front, Rasidul Samir of Chhatra Union, Anwar Shadat Junayed, acting president of CU of Chhatra Federation among others were also present at the press conference.