report in The Daily Star, Apr 9, 2023In the absence of a policy to act as a deterrent, ragging goes on unchecked at some public universities, as the authorities concerned seem indifferent to the need for curbing the menace. “Ragging” is a term used for the so-called “initiation ritual” practised at higher educational institutions. It involves psychological and physical torture — abuse, humiliation and harassment — of freshers or juniors by senior students, and takes…