Admission seekers of Narayanganj Government Mahila College confined principal and staged demonstrations on the campus yesterday protesting what they said was the admission trade of Bangladesh Chhatra League activists.
The agitators also threatened that they would commit suicide on the campus, if the college authority does not enroll them within July 20.
Students of the college have been protesting on the campus since June 30 about the irregularities in the admission process.
Aspiring students alleged that the college authorities ignoring the merit list had enrolled about 600 students in exchange for money.
Campus sources said some BCL leaders of Tolaram College unit in collaboration with college officials as well as some teachers are taking money from admission seekers assuring them of enrollment in the college.
There is also an allegation the BCL leaders have already pocketed Tk60 by this admission trade.
Afroza Akter, an admission seeker, told the Dhaka Tribune that she could not get enroll in the HSC first year, although she was in waiting list.
“College authority earlier told us that they would enroll us today [Tuesday], but when we came here to get enrolled, they were quite.”
Another admission seeker Rupa said she was on the merit list. She alleged that she had not been enrolled as she failed to provide money to the leaders of Bangladesh Chhatra League which they demand in exchange of admission.
“As the principal assured us that he would take measures to enroll us into the college, we did apply to other colleges,” she said.
When contacted, Principal Gopal Chandra Saha denied the allegation of taking money in exchange for enrollments.
He said some students had been enrolled in first year of HSC level, who were not on the merit list, considering their SSC results.
He also said they were compelled to enroll some students because of political pressure.
Asked about the enrollment of agitating admission seekers he said he had applied to the Dhaka Education board to add seats to three departments of the college. He said if the seats were added, they would be able to enroll more students.
