Students at Shaheed M Mansur Ali Medical College and Hospital in Sirajganj are set to resume classes on Thursday, following a period of protest where they boycotted classes.
The students were demanding the punishment of Dr Raihan Sharif, the accused teacher in the shooting of their classmate, Arafat Abir Tamal.
Principal Amirul Hossain held a discussion with the students around 3pm on Wednesday, emphasizing the potential harm to their education if they continued to boycott classes.
He informed them that action had already been taken against Dr Raihan Sharif, who had been sent to jail by the court and suspended by the Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME).
During the meeting, students expressed concerns about preventing similar incidents in the future and discussed their safety.
The principal assured them of measures to address these concerns. Subsequently, the students confirmed their commitment to regular attendance in classes and exams starting from the following day.
Arafat Abir Tamal, a third-year student of Shaheed M Mansur Ali Medical College in Sirajganj was shot by Dr Raihan Sharif, a teacher of the college on Monday afternoon.
Students protested for the accused teacher's trial in this incident.
Later in the evening, police arrested him and took him to the police station. A pistol was recovered from him at that time.
Later, on Tuesday, a Sirajganj court ordered the imprisonment of Dr Raihan.
The medical college authorities took the decision to suspend him on Wednesday following the directives of the Directorate General of Medical Education (DGME), Prof Dr Amirul Hossain, principal of the college, told UNB.
