Textbooks Sold
Teachers of two schools return money on complaint
Teachers of two primary schools in Beanibazar upazila of Sylhet district yesterday returned the money that they took from the students against the government-supplied free textbooks.
Meanwhile, coastguards seized banned guidebooks from a boat at Baro Station Launch Ghat in Chandpur town the same day.
In Beanibazar, students of Pashchimbhag Primary School and Nandirpal Community Primary School in Lauta Union gave their teachers Tk 10 and Tk 20 for the textbooks of class one and class two, reports our staff correspondent.
Local Jubo League leader Gous Uddin arranged it in the name of helping the poor teachers of the two schools.
On receiving complaints, Upazila Primary Education Officer Ziauddin Ahmed yesterday went to the area and found the allegations against the teachers true. As per order of the education officer, the teachers returned the money to the students.
When contacted, the education officer said the teachers will face departmental actions.
Acting on a tip-off, coastguards launched a drive in launch ghat area in Chandpur town at around 11:15am and seized guidebooks from an abandoned boat, according to a correspondent.
It is assumed that the guidebooks for primary and secondary students were brought from Dhaka to Chandpur by a launch and kept on the boat for sending those to different places for sale.
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