<i>Ex-school committee chief locks school for failing to get re-elected</i>
Rooms of Krishnapur Dimukhi High School in Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha district kept under lock and key, right, bamboo branches put on the entrance to the classrooms to prevent teachers and students from going there.Photo: STAR
Students and teachers of Krishnapur High School in Sadullapur upazila could not enter the school on Thursday, the opening day after Ramadan and Eid holidays, as former president of the managing committee closed the main entrance. Failing to get elected president of the school managing committee in the recently held election, Sayed Ahmed Sarker and his men blocked the main gate of the school with bamboo fence and locked all classrooms and common room. Shafier Rahman, headmaster of the school, informed the upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of the matter and sought his intervention in this regard. Though the UNO assured the headmaster of taking urgent steps to resolve the issue, the school remained closed as of yesterday. Contacted, Sayed Ahmed said he demanded dissolution of the newly elected managing committee, alleging that the election was not fair. He also demanded re-election to the committee. Claiming himself as donor of the school, the former president of the managing committee also urged the authorities concerned to change the name of the school. Sayed Ahmed said he will not remove the bamboo fence from the main gate and unlock the classrooms until the present committee is dissolved. Headmaster Shafier Rahman alleged that Sayed Ahmed had started his anti-school activities after his debacle in the election. He and his men gave threat to the newly elected members and asked them not to come to the school, the headmaster said. He further alleged that the former chairman's men misbehaved with some teachers of the school and demanded Tk 1.5 lakh as toll from him. Education of the students is being hampered due to the 'evil acts' of the former president and his men, said Amjad Hossain, the newly elected president of school managing committee. He urged the authorities concerned to intervene in the matter and take urgent steps to reopen the school. Azharul Islam, UNO (in-charge) of Sadullapur upazila, said necessary measures are being taken to reopen the school as early as possible.
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