Dispute Over Headmaster Recruitment
AL men rampage thru' school
The office room of Balapara High School in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila lay ravaged as a group of people led by a local Awami League leader vandalised the school following a dispute over recruitment of a headmaster. Photo: STAR
Ruling party men yesterday attacked the teachers and students of Balapara High School under Sadar upazila of Thakurgaon over recruitment of a headmaster for the school. They ransacked office and classrooms, forced the teachers and students to leave the school and put it under lock and key, according to acting headmaster Abdur Razzak and locals. Locals said a group of Awami League activists led by General Secretary of Begunbari Union Awami League Boni Amin came to the school in the morning and swooped on the teachers and students. They ransacked office and classrooms and then forced the teachers and students to leave the school. As assistant teacher Zakia Jahan protested, they assaulted her and also beat up another assistant teacher Abul Kalam Azad as he carried a reporter of a national daily in his motorbike to the school soon after the incident. Acting headmaster Abdur Razzak told this correspondent recruitment test for the headmaster of the school is scheduled to be held on Sunday and Boni Amin, also the headmaster of Nargoon High School, is one of the candidates. “Apprehending that the governing body will recruit me as a full-fledged headmaster, he attacked the teachers and locked the school to foil recruitment,” Razzak said. Santhi Khatun, a student of class XI, and Shusmita Rani, a student of class VIII, told this correspondent that when they came to school at around 10:00am, a group of people suddenly attacked them and forced them to leave the school. The students strongly protested the incident and demanded punishment to the attackers. When contacted, Boni Amin told this correspondent that local people alleged irregularities and corruption in the school. He denied allegations that AL men led by him attacked the teachers and students and ransacked office and classrooms of the school. Acting headmaster Abdur Razzak said he informed the upazila nirbahi officer and local police station of the matter. “We are taking preparation to lodge a case in this connection,” he said. No case was filed with the police station concerned as of filing of this report at 5:00pm yesterday.
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