<i>All because of bringing corruption charge</i>
A female teacher of Dighinala Model Government Primary School in Dighinala upazila of the district was hospitalised as she became senseless following alleged verbal assault by headmaster of the school on Tuesday.
Headmaster Chandra Kumar Chakma hurled abuse at Geeta Chowdhury, 48, an assistant teacher of the school, at his office room on Tuesday to vent out his wrath following a recent corruption allegation made by all the seven assistant teachers of the school against the headmaster, said the colleagues of Geeta.
As Geeta fell senseless, she was rushed to Dighinala upazila health complex where the on-duty doctor referred her to Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital in the evening, they added.
"The headmaster called me to the office room at around 2:30pm of Tuesday. As soon as I entered the room he started seriously scolding me, apparently in reaction to the corruption allegation against him. At one stage I became senseless," a tearful Geeta told this correspondent at Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital.
She demanded exemplary punishment of the headmaster.
"Geeta became senseless due to the serious mental pressure. She needs complete rest for a week," said Sanjib Tripura, resident medical officer of Khagrachhari Adhunik Sadar Hospital.
Nilima Tripura and Sirajul Islam, assistant teachers of Dighinala Model Government Primary School, said the headmaster misbehaved not only with Geeta, but with all the teachers and tried to harass them in different ways after they submitted the corruption allegation to the district primary education officer on January 9.
Contacted, headmaster Chandra Kumar Chakma denied the allegations and said Geeta was hospitalised due to her physical illness.
District Primary Education Officer Md Nurul Islam said, "The allegations against the headmaster have been primarily found true. Stern action will be taken after investigation."
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