Many students at Jagannath University (JnU) are attending classes and sitting for exams wearing helmets following an incident in which chunks of ceiling plaster fell and injured two students.
On Wednesday morning, during a class in a seminar room of the Mathematics Department, plaster suddenly fell from the ceiling, leaving two students from the 2024-25 academic session - Tanvir Niaz Fahim and Mahfuzur Rahman Mitul - injured.
The incident has sparked widespread panic among students. Students said several academic buildings at the university have long been in a risky condition, with multiple instances of ceiling plaster falling in different rooms, including a previous incident in a teachers' room in the same department.
Amid growing safety concerns, students of the 18th batch of the Mathematics Department have started wearing helmets during classes and examinations. A student, Naeem, said there is no way to predict when plaster might fall. "So, we are forced to use helmets for our own safety," he added. �"UNB
