Shyamal Kanti Bhokto, headmaster of Piyar Sattar Latif High School, returned to his residence located in Mokorba area, Narayanganj from hospital yesterday, but his family is still in panic and they do not want to talk to anybody over the issue.
Local sources said as they had talked against an influential quarter of the locality, they were fearing that they might face dire consequences in future, although local administration as well as education minister have already assured them that therewas nothing to worry about their future.
When this correspondent went to Shyamal Kanti's residence, he was prevented from entering the house. Gate man told him that Shyamal Kanti's family had asked him not to allow anybody to enter the house.
Later, Sobita Hawladar, wife of Shyamal Kanti, told the Dhaka Tribune over phone that they arrived at their residence in the afternoon.
She said her husband was still traumatised. He was taking rest.
Sobita who is a nurse by profession said: “We do not want to talk to anybody. He needs rest. We will talk to you [journalist] two days later.”
In reply to a question she said they were still in fear. She also expressed hope that everything would be fine after her husband got back his normal life.
On Wednesday, Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, who was beaten up by locals and made to do sit-ups holding his ears in presence of the local Jatiya Party lawmaker AKM Selim Osman, told the Dhaka Tribune that he would join the school after recovering illness.
The teacher then said the local people were provoked by false allegations and some teachers held a grudge against him for not meeting their unfair demands.
On May 13, the headmaster was humiliated in front of a law maker for allegedly making derogatory comments over Islam.
On May 17, the management committee of the school suspended him for hurting religious sentiment.
The incident triggered widespread protest across the country and condemnation demanding dismissal and arrest of local lawmaker Salim Osman.
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid reinstated the humiliated headmaster and dismissed the governing body of the school.
On May 20, he was shifted to the Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment. Since then, he was undergoing treatment at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital till yesterday.
Earlier, in an Education Ministry probe committee it was found that the school committee forced him to resign with unproven allegation that he had hurt the religious sentiment.
