Day by day, ragging in our public universities is taking an alarming turn. When a new batch of students arrives in a university, senior students start making fun of them in the name of ragging. Instead of welcoming them cordially, some senior students start teaching them the so-called manners of the university. Sometimes, they make the juniors sing and dance in public. This is quite humiliating and disturbing for the new students. Ragging is getting widespread as not many people are aware of the mental trauma that it can cause. Sometimes, it can be violent.
It is often alleged that ragging is the worst in Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST). Stories are doing the rounds on social networking sites with accounts of recent victims of ragging. It proves that the allegations are not groundless. The extent of abuse is so severe that some students no longer want to return to their classes.
In many developed countries, ragging is a crime. There must be strict punishment for those who are involved in such activities. Ragging not only affects a person mentally but sometimes it can lead to physical harm. I urge the JUST authorities to stop this ragging culture as soon as possible and take appropriate action against those who are involved in ragging.
Ashikujaman Syed,
Research Assistant,
Bioinformatics Research Lab,
Center for Research Innovation and Development (CRID)
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