BCL men sued for brutal attack on headmaster
Teachers observe work abstention, give 24-hour deadline to arrest culprits
Teachers under the banner of Shikkhak Sangram Parishad bring out a procession in Tangail town yesterday demanding arrest and punishment of the criminals who seriously injured Mohammad Afsar Ali, headmaster of Bindubasini Government Girls' High School, on Tuesday evening.Photo: STAR
Seriously injured allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists, Mohammad Afsar Ali, headmaster of Bindubansini Government Girls' High School in Tangail town, was admitted to Dhaka Dental College Hospital on Tuesday night. Moriam Begum, mother of the victim, yesterday filed a case with Tangail Model Police Station accusing Tangail district BCL vice president Mostafizur Rahman Sohel, and 6/7 others in this regard, said Fazlul Kabir, officer-in-charge (investigation) of the police station. "The criminals entered the school at around 6:00pm on Tuesday and created pressure on Afsar Ali for admitting three students to the school. As the headmaster refused to do so, the intruders started to bludgeon him. Hearing his scream, several staff of the school came forward and the criminals left the place," said Nazrul Islam, officer in charge of Tangail Model PS, referring to the injured headmaster's statement. "With serious injuries in his leg and jaw, and several teeth broken, the headmaster was brought here on Tuesday evening. He was referred to Dhaka Dental College Hospital the same night," said Mohammad Shahidullah, consultant of Tangail General Hospital. Protesting the barbaric attack, teachers of the school and other institutions in the area brought out a procession in the town shortly after the incident. In the morning yesterday, the aggrieved teachers wore black badges and observed work abstention, and submitted memorandum to the deputy commissioner with a silent procession under the banner of Sammilito Shikkhak Sangram Parishad. Earlier in the morning, high officials of Tangail district and police administrations went to the school, held meeting with the teachers and assured them of taking tough action against the culprits. The teachers gave a 24-hour ultimatum to the administration officials to arrest the attackers and warned of tougher agitation in case of failure to do so. The agitating teachers alleged that police could not arrest the attackers so far as they (attackers) are men of ruling Awami League backed BCL. However, Tangail Deputy Commissioner M Bazlul Karim Chowdhury, also president of the school managing committee, said, "A three-member committee comprising the additional deputy commissioner (Education), additional superintendent of police and district education officer was formed to investigate the incident. We will take tough action against the attackers, without considering their political affiliation." Tangail Superintendent of Police AKM Hafiz Akter said the police are raiding different places to arrest the attackers.
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