An inquiry committee has concluded that Assistant Headmaster Amodini Pal of Daul Barbakpur High School in Mohadevpur of Naogaon was framed in the hijab controversy.
The three-member committee, including Mohadevpur Upazila Livestock Officer Abdul Malek, on Monday submitted its report to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer over the assault of teachers and vandalism at the school on April 6.
The report states that some students were disciplined for not wearing school dress, not for wearing the hijab.
At the same time, the investigation committee has found evidence that some teachers of the school and members of the management committee spread rumors of hijab and incited the locals against the teacher due to an internal conflict.
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On Sunday, the school authorities filed a general diary with the police in connection with the incident. Headmaster Dharani Kanta Barman accused 140-150 unknown persons in the GD.
Students and locals stage protest against Assistant Headmaster Amodini Pal of Daul Barbakpur High School in Mohadevpur of Naogaon on April 6, 2022 Bangla TribuneOn Saturday, Upazila Secondary Education Officer Habibur Rahman issued a show-cause notice, asking Amodini Pal to explain her stance.
UNO Mizanur Rahman earlier said that the assistant headmistress and another teacher Badiul Alam had beaten up both male and female students for not wearing school dress. One of the girls was a Hindu.
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“But the incident later appeared to have led to the hijab controversy,” he added.
Recently, a similar false campaign was reported from Jorarganj Bouddha High School in Mirsharai, Chittagong where a girl accused the headteacher, Tushar Kanti Barua, of flogging her for wearing the hijab.
Some of her relatives then came to the school and assaulted the headmaster.
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She also lodged a written complaint with the Upazila Nirbahi Officer and the Upazila Secondary Education Officer.
After the incident, the Chittagong district administration formed an investigation committee.
“The allegations were not substantiated. The investigation committee checked the CCTV footage. Nothing related to the beating was found in the footage,” UNO Md Minhazur Rahman said.
