In the report, police gave a clean chit to Jatiya Party MP AKM Salim Osman, saying he was not involved in humiliating Piar Sattar Latif High School teacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, despite the fact that there is a video available online where the MP is seen ordering the teacher to go through a humiliating physical punishment.
The bench of justices Moyeenul Islam Chowdhury and Ashish Ranjan Das fixed August 10 to pass an order in the suo-moto ruling.
The report says both Salim and Shyamal were victims of the incident that “happened suddenly.”
Legal steps could not be taken as no one raised allegations or provided witness accounts, it says, adding that in a written statement to police Shyamal had said he would not file complaints.
Lawyer Mk Rahman, who brought the incident to the court’s notice, said the report should not be accepted and police should investigate further.
A Narayanganj court on August 3 recorded the report before forwarding it to the Attorney General’s Office on Thursday.
A mob assaulted Shyamal on the school premises on May 13 claiming he had committed blasphemy against Islam. He was forced to do squats holding his ears in the presence of Salim.
Shyamal has said his coworkers spread lies against him, leading to the rumours, while Salim defended his actions saying he was saving the teacher from the mob.
On May 17, the school’s managing committee sacked Shyamal for allegedly physically assaulting students and making disparaging statements against Islam.
The Education Ministry dissolved the committee and reinstated Shyamal based on findings from its probe.
On May 18, a High Court bench issued a suo-moto ruling asking why legal proceedings should not be initiated against those involved in the incident.
It also ordered Narayanganj district administration and police to submit reports on legal measures taken after the incident. The district administration submitted its report on June 9.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
