Headmaster besieged for assault on colleague
Teachers and students of Gopalpur High School in Kaliganj upazila yesterday confined the headmaster of the school to his office room for two hours from 8:30am protesting alleged physical assault on a female teacher by him.
They also staged a protest rally and formed a human chain on the school premises demanding immediate removal of the headmaster.
Sources said female teacher Rahima Khatun sought two days' leave on medical ground on May 9, but headmaster Chittaranjan Pal refused to grant the leave. Rahima had to undergo a minor operation.
As Rahima came to school on May 11, the headmaster misbehaved with Rahima and forced her to leave the school. Rahima informed the matter to upazila secondary education officer Abdul Bari who talked to the headmaster and asked Rahima to join.
Accordingly, Rahima reached the school yesterday morning. Teachers of the school alleged Headmaster Chittaranjan Pal called her to his office at around 8:00am locked in an altercation with her. At one stage, he physically assaulted Rahima, they said.
The incident sparked protest among the teachers and students of the school.
Contacted, Headmaster Chittaranjan Pal said he is not the only responsible for the incident. “Rahima exchanged heated words with me and hit on my head with her sandal,” he said.
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