Violence at CU: Imtiaz clinging on to life in ICU

Imtiaz Ahmed, a master's student of the International Relations Department at Chittagong University, has been fighting for his life at the ICU of Parkview Hospital in the port city since Sunday.

He was critically injured during a clash between CU students and villagers on Sunday and was placed under life support after undergoing surgery on his head that night.

Imtiaz's mother, Shahnaj Ameer, shared that she had spoken to him via video call twice on Sunday afternoon during the clash. She called him at 1:38pm and again at 1:56pm, urging him to stay away from the clash. Imtiaz had assured her he was at the university health complex, caring for injured friends. He also spoke to his father at 2:02pm, but after that, his phone became unreachable. About an hour later, a CU teacher, also Imtiaz's cousin, called to inform the family that Imtiaz had been injured and taken to the hospital.

Upon hearing the news, Imtiaz's family rushed to Chattogram that same day and has been outside the ICU clinging to hope that he would recover. 

The recovery of another injured student, Mamun Mia, gave some hope to the family.

Mamun, a final-year student of the Sociology Department at CU, was also admitted to the ICU on Sunday and underwent surgery on the head. As his condition improved, doctors decided to move him to a cabin.

Imtiaz's father, Ameer Hossain, expressed helplessness. He said they did not understand treatment matters and hoped the hospital and CU authorities would do their best for his son's recovery.