Siddiqur's eye surgery Friday

Staff Correspondent: Doctors will conduct an operation at the eyes of Siddiqur Rahman, a student of Government Titumir College who sustained eye injuries during a student movement in the capital's Shahbagh area on July 20.

The operation will be conducted at Sankara Nethralaya in India's Chennai on Friday.

Professor Dr Golam Mostafa, director of National Institute of Ophthalmology, confirmed the matter but he could not specify the exact time of the operation.

Earlier on July 27, 23-year old Siddiqur was sent to Chennai in India for better treatment. The flight carrying Siddiqur left Dhaka at 1:00pm.

The government is bearing Siddiqur's medical costs.

Siddiqur sustained injuries in his eyes during a demonstration on July 20 when students of seven government colleges, affiliated with the University of Dhaka, gathered at Shahbagh, demanding that their exam dates and routine be announced in time.

The seven government colleges included Dhaka College, Eden Mohila College, Government Shaheed Suhrawrdy College, Kabi Nazrul Government College, Begum Badrunnesa Government Mohila College, Mirpur Government Bangla College, and Government Titumir College.

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