A teacher's case: 19 female students in the hospital!

The Dhaka Times Desk A teacher has also defeated the medieval brutality. He sent 19 girls to the hospital for flogging. The incident happened in a government primary school in Baliakandi upazila of Rajbari.

তাও আবার পড়া-লেখার জন্য নয়, ওই শিক্ষক ছাত্রীদের পিটিয়েছেন বিদ্যালয়ের শৌচাগার পরিষ্কার না করার ‘অপরাধে’। শিক্ষকের বেত্রাঘাতে অসুস্থ হয়ে পড়ে ছাত্রীরা। অবস্থা বেগতিক দেখে তাদের মধ্যে ১৯ জনকে উপজেলা স্বাস্থ্য কমপ্লেক্সে ভর্তি করা হয়েছে।

At least 32 students of the 5th class of a government primary school in Baliakandi upazila of Rajbari district were severely beaten by the head teacher of that school for ignoring the basic education policy. This most brutal incident took place at No. 24 New Char Government Primary School of Baharpur Union of Upazila yesterday around noon. After this incident, the angry parents blocked the head teacher for 2 hours. In the afternoon, the head teacher Akhter Jahan Rina was temporarily suspended from the education office.

According to the Baliakandi Upazila Health and Family Planning Office, out of the 19 female students admitted, 5 have been treated and released, while others are undergoing treatment. The body of these students has multiple injury marks of the cane.

In this regard, District Primary Education Officer Fazlul Haque told the media that there is no provision for killing any student in the primary education policy. If the students are inattentive in their studies, there is an instruction to explain the students and return their attention. He termed this incident as sad and said, 'The headmaster of that school was temporarily suspended in the afternoon. He may also lose his job if the investigation and the doctor's report reveal the truth of the incident.'

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