Relocation of 300 students of DU Maitree Hall demanded

City Desk :

Amidst the intensifying accommodation crisis that casts a shadow over the academic pursuits of many, students of the Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree Hall of Dhaka University (DU) have demanded the relocation of around 300 students and submitted a memorandum to DU Vice-Chancellor Dr Akhtaruzzaman.

Following the memorandum handover, the students voiced their concerns and requests at a gathering hosted by the Dhaka University Journalists’ Association on the thirteenth instant .

They collected signatures from 105 fellow students who endorsed the call for action, reports UNB.

Their key demands encompass the transfer of at least 300 students from the overcrowded Maitree Hall to an alternative accommodation within a one-month timeframe.

Additionally, they are urging the university administration to ensure student allotment aligns with the hall’s seating capacity and to maintain a conducive learning environment by limiting the room occupancy to a maximum of six students per room in the main building.

During the press conference, the students conveyed that despite the limited space of Maitri Hall, the annual intake of students has consistently increased.

Consequently, female students from the 2019-20 academic year still find themselves without proper accommodations even as they reach their fourth year.

This predicament then cascades onto the subsequent batches, causing an acute shortage of available seats.

Highlighting further complications, the students pointed out that five guest rooms in the main building of the hall currently house 100 students who each pay an annual fee of TK4000.