Skipping homework costs her dearly

A madrasa teacher in Jessore pounded duster on a girl student's hand repeatedly on Wednesday until her two fingers broke: all for not doing her homework. 

With the fingers plastered, seven-year-old Fahima Khatun is now receiving treatment at Jessore Medical College Hospital.

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The second grader of Jessore Hamidpur Darul Aman Madrasa went to class that day without her homework done, said Fahima, daughter of Mahmudul Hasan, of Sultanpur village in Fatepur union of the sadar upazila.

Arabic teacher Mizanur Rahman called her in, put her left hand on a table and hit it with a duster as a punishment, Fahima said.

Mizanur went on to even warn the girl's family not to complain anywhere in this connection.

The mobile phone of the teacher was found switched off.

Maulana Mainuddin, principal of the madrasa, said the authority served a show-cause notice to the teacher. If the allegation against him is proved, action will be taken.  

No complaint has yet been made by the girl's family, said Illias Hossain, officer-in-charge of Jessore Kotwali Police Station.  If any complaint is made, legal action will be taken against the teacher, he added.