A video of Alikadam Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mehruba Islam breaking an award trophy has gone viral on social media.
The incident took place after a football match in Bandarban on Friday. A tense situation is prevailing in the area following the incident.
The match took place on the grounds of Reparpara Government Primary School of Chaikshyong Union of the upazila, where UNO Mehruba Islam was present as the chief guest.
The video shows that while delivering her speech at the award ceremony at the end of the game, the UNO suddenly lost her temper and started throwing away the trophies one after another. Such an act drew heavy criticism from netizens overnight.
Alikadam Upazila Chairman Abul Kalam urged the authorities to take immediate action against the UNO. He said that the local people are aggrieved and the situation can get worse.
When contacted for comment, the UNO told Dhaka Tribune that she tried to break trophies as the winning and losing teams were engaged in a quarrel over the result. The UNO said that she repeatedly asked both the parties to be patient but they paid no heed to her request. Therefore, she threw away the trophies in a rage.
She, however, claimed that the rest of the ceremony was held peacefully and the players received their medals from the UNO at the closing segment of the ceremony.
For their part, though, local people alleged that the UNO had tarnished the spirit of the entire event.