Write a Report on the Students Protest against Medical Admission Policy

Students call off Agitation over Medical Admission Policy

Staff Correspondence

 

The crisis over the medical college admission in Bangladesh ended yesterday as the admission seekers have withdrawn their movement on an assurance from Health Minister AFM Ruhul Haque that the government will hold admission tests to enroll students in medical colleges for the 2012-13 sessions.

 

The agitating admission seekers under the banner of ‘Medical Bhortichchu Shikkhartibrindo’ announced the withdrawal of the agitation at a press conference.

 

The lawyer, who had filed a writ petition with the High Court (HC) on August 13, also moved the court with an application seeking withdrawal of the writ immediately after the students informed him about the government's assurance at a meeting at the Secretariat in Dhaka.

 

Backtracking on his earlier stance to enroll students in medical colleges on the basis of Grade Point Average (GPA), the Health Minister assured the students of holding admission tests.
Talking to reporters after the meeting, he said that, ''The government will take the final decision as per the High Court direction, if the writ petition is not dropped. The admission system for the sessions following the 2012-13 sessions will be decided at a meeting later''.

 

The representatives of the admission seekers, however, told reporters after the meeting that they differed with the minister in some aspects. They said they conveyed to the minister that GPA-based admissions should not be introduced before 2016.

 

The crisis over medical college admission began as the students protest across Bangladesh demanding the withdrawal of the GPA-based admissions finalized by the Health Ministry at a meeting on August 12.