Students Protest at Jamalpur Nursing College Demanding Withdrawal of New Instructor-in-Charge's Joining; Classes and Clinical Practice Closed for 13 Days

Students at Jamalpur Nursing and Midwifery College are protesting to demand the withdrawal of the joining of a newly posted instructor-in-charge. Because of the movement, classes at the college and clinical practice at the hospital have remained closed for the past 13 days.

On Sunday morning (October 25), the students locked the college's academic and administrative buildings and staged a sit-in. With the buildings locked and the sit-in under way, teachers cannot enter the college, leaving academic activity effectively at a standstill.

The episode began in the middle of this month. On October 12, an order from the directorate posted Maksuda Yasmin, instructor-in-charge of Sherpur Nursing Institute, to Jamalpur Nursing and Midwifery College.

The students allege that they have objections regarding Maksuda Yasmin's performance of duties and her conduct. For this reason, they have demanded that her joining be withdrawn.

The protesting students have announced that their movement will continue until the demand is met. In other words, they are not returning to classes unless the posting order is withdrawn.

The impact of the movement has reached every stage of teaching. Alongside regular classes being closed, the students' clinical practice at the hospital has also stalled. As clinical practice is an essential part of nursing education, this standstill threatens direct harm to the students' own academic progress.

Samina Akhtar, a nursing instructor at the college, said that because of the students' sit-in, it has not been possible to resume academic activities or clinical practice. Her statement makes clear that there has been no administrative progress yet toward restoring normal operations on campus.

In this deadlock, now running for 13 days, it is the students themselves who are suffering the most. On one side is their demand for the posting to be withdrawn; on the other, with daily classes and practical training suspended, the risk of the session falling behind is growing.

The students' sit-in programme continued on Sunday morning as well. With the academic and administrative buildings locked, official work is also being disrupted, it has been learned.

All eyes are now on the directorate and the college administration — whether they accept the students' demand and reconsider the posting decision, or seek a solution through discussion. The students have declared they will continue the movement until their demand is met, so without a settlement, the deadlock could grow longer.