bdnews24.com :
Narayanganj teacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta was forced by the school’s managing body to resign, says the report of the inquiry body formed by the education ministry.
The report, submitted to the attorney general’s office on Thursday, also said that the student, who brought allegations of hurt to his religious sensitivities against Bhakta, have come up with ‘confusing statements’.
It also said the head teacher of Piyar Sattar Latif High School was reinstated as his suspension was not in keeping with the regulations. Deputy Attorney General Motahar Hossain Saju told bdnews24.com that the probe body made four specific recommendations in the report. He said that it would be now submitted to the High Court. On May 13, Bhakta was attacked in his Narayanganj school by a mob that claimed that the teacher had committed blasphemy against Islam. He was also made to do squats holding his ears – all of which happened in the presence of the local MP AKM Salim Osman.
The public humiliation of the teacher later triggered countrywide protests against vigilante justice. Three days later, on May 17, the school’s managing body sacked Bhakta on several allegations, including assaulting students, corruption and making disparaging statements against Islam. The next day, a High Court bench issued a rule asking why legal proceedings should not be initiated against those, including Jatiya Party MP Salim Osman, who publicly humiliated the teacher.
The court, which is expected to hold a hearing on the matter on May 29, had then also ordered local administration to submit a report on what lawful measures have been taken after the incident. The probe body said in its report that there were discrepancies between the statements given to the schools managing body and to the media by the student who brought allegations against Bhakta.
Narayanganj teacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta was forced by the school’s managing body to resign, says the report of the inquiry body formed by the education ministry.
The report, submitted to the attorney general’s office on Thursday, also said that the student, who brought allegations of hurt to his religious sensitivities against Bhakta, have come up with ‘confusing statements’.
It also said the head teacher of Piyar Sattar Latif High School was reinstated as his suspension was not in keeping with the regulations. Deputy Attorney General Motahar Hossain Saju told bdnews24.com that the probe body made four specific recommendations in the report. He said that it would be now submitted to the High Court. On May 13, Bhakta was attacked in his Narayanganj school by a mob that claimed that the teacher had committed blasphemy against Islam. He was also made to do squats holding his ears – all of which happened in the presence of the local MP AKM Salim Osman.
The public humiliation of the teacher later triggered countrywide protests against vigilante justice. Three days later, on May 17, the school’s managing body sacked Bhakta on several allegations, including assaulting students, corruption and making disparaging statements against Islam. The next day, a High Court bench issued a rule asking why legal proceedings should not be initiated against those, including Jatiya Party MP Salim Osman, who publicly humiliated the teacher.
The court, which is expected to hold a hearing on the matter on May 29, had then also ordered local administration to submit a report on what lawful measures have been taken after the incident. The probe body said in its report that there were discrepancies between the statements given to the schools managing body and to the media by the student who brought allegations against Bhakta.
