A schoolboy is not being able to attend classes in Sadullahpur upazila of Gaibandha district for last seven days as the headmaster of the school expelled him following family conflicts.
The boy is Russel, student of fifth grade and son of a local Ful Babu.
The clash broke out on March 3 when Headmaster of Sadipara Primary School Kaiyum Mia sprayed pesticides on his paddy field, said union parishad member of ward no 6 Aiyub Ali.
In the morning that day, two ducks owned by Ful Babu entered the field and died because of pesticides. Following the incident, Ful Babu’s wife Manju Rani seized two ducks owned by Kaiyum Ali around 11am. Kaiyum’s wife Anzuara Begum informed the matter to him.
In retaliation, Kaiyum threw out Russel from the school and threatened that he would not be allowed to enter the school until the ducks were returned.
Manju Rani informed the matter to Union Parishad chairman Shahidul Islam Shipon and sought justice in this regard.
UP member Aiyub Ali said: “When we went to the school the headmaster was not present. Therefore, we requested an assistant teacher to allow Russel to join class saying that the conflict could be resolved later. But Russel was not allowed to enter school yesterday.”
When contacted, Kaiyum Ali said: “I did not oust him. I told him to bring back the ducks from his mom. But, Russel did not return to school.”
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ahsan Habib said: “Steps would be taken soon in this regard.”
