Dhaka University’s attempt to break period-related stigmas and provide easier access to menstrual-hygiene products has hit a snag. Despite the installation of sanitary pad vending machines throughout the campus, many female students are left without the intended benefits due to the machines malfunctioning.
“The room is detrimental. We have to sleep on the floor, with 8 people in one room. In the first year, we had some 35-40 students in one room, one bigger than this one. There’s not even enough space to keep our luggage. The cement keeps peeling off the ceiling, you can see the rod popping out of the ceiling,” said Salman Habib , a resident of Surja Sen Hall, Dhaka University.
A businessperson has alleged that he was beaten up by at least eight Dhaka University students last Monday night at Chankharpul intersection. He says he sustained injuries on his left eye and ear.