Ridding varsities of ragging menace

Ragging is an open secret in many of our universities in Bangladesh. When a new batch of students arrive in a university, senior students start making fun of the freshers 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 for the new students. And they remain psychologically damaged for such conducts. Ragging is getting widespread as not many people are aware of the mental trauma that it can cause. Teachers too are not making any efforts to curb this ill.
In many developed countries, ragging is considered a crime. One of the ways it can be stopped is through the implementation of certain laws that can prevent this. 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 as well. I urge the authorities concerned to stop the ragging culture from spreading. There is an urgent need to pay attention to ridding our educational institutions of this menace.

Badsha Faysal,
Jurain, Dhaka,
badshafaysal1998@gmail.com