Medical Students Announce Academic Shutdown Over Army Baton Charge in Sunamganj

Local Correspondent | April 20, 2025

Medical students at Sunamganj Medical College have declared a complete shutdown of academic and administrative activities in protest of an army baton charge on students and coordinators.

At a press conference held on Sunday night on the college campus, students issued a 24-hour ultimatum demanding a formal apology from army headquarters and action against those responsible for the incident.

The students called on medical students nationwide to express solidarity and condemn the incident.

The protest began Sunday morning when students and coordinators from the college’s second batch staged a sit-in on the Sunamganj-Sylhet road, demanding the swift opening of hospital facilities and ward services. The demonstration caused significant traffic congestion, leaving hundreds of vehicles stranded.

According to the students, army personnel arrived at the scene to disperse the protest and resorted to baton charges, disrupting the demonstration. A video of the incident has since gone viral on social media.