Female teacher assaulted by Jubo League leader in Jashore
A female teacher in Jashore yesterday sued a local Jubo League leader for assaulting her in the classroom of Durgapur Government Primary School.
Salima Akhter filed a case against Mizanur Rahman Mizan with Manirampur Police Station last night, said the police station's Officer-in-Charge Sheikh Moniruzzaman, reports our Benapole correspondent.
Mizan is the president of Durgapur Ward Jubo League under the Manirampur municipal area.
OC Moniruzzaman said that a case has been registered in the police station. Efforts are being made to arrest the accused.
The incident took place yesterday afternoon when the son of the leader, a student of class three of the school, went out to use the teachers' washroom during an ongoing exam without taking Salima's permission, according to the case statement.
"The student got angry and started abusing me in bad language when I asked him why he went out without permission and was trying to use the teachers' washroom's basin," she said in the case statement.
The student then went home and complained about the teacher, and Mizan came to the school with a few others, and started punching Salima in front of the students inside the classroom, the case statement said.
Mizan grabbed her hair and dragged her out into the school ground, at which point teachers from the adjacent secondary school restrained him.
Mizan yesterday denied the allegation and said the teacher was not assaulted; he just had an argument with her.
Upazila Education Officer Ismat Ara Parveen said higher authorities were informed of the incident.
Besides, a letter has been sent to the headmaster of the school asking for an explanation of the incident within the next three working days.
The president of the primary school, Jalal Uddin, said, "I have heard of the incident. It is very sad."
Ahmed Shafi, president of Primary School Teachers' Association, condemned the incident and said the association held an emergency meeting last night in this regard.
"We met the upazila nirbahi officer to demand fair trial and punishment of the accused. If justice is not received, the teacher's association will take a tough decision later," Shafi said.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Zakir Hossain said the incident is sad. The concerned administration has been instructed to take measures.
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