Former and current students of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College on Sunday said that they would continue their movement till the authorities ensure exemplary punishment of accused teacher Parimal Jayadhor and permanent removal of principal Husne Ara Begum.
'Our protest will continue until Parimal Jayadhor is punished and Husne Ara Begum is permanently removed from the post of principal,' said a student of the college.
Students said they would form human chain today at 2pm in front
of the school's main
branch at Bailey Road to push for meeting their demands.
Parimal, a teacher of Bangla at the school's Bashundhara campus, allegedly sexually abused a girl student and videoed the scene with his mobile phone. He confessed to have committed the crime in his statement to a magistrate on July 11.
The students have been protesting for more than a week demanding punishment of Parimal for the crime and removal of Husne Ara as principal for defending the accused.
The government on July 14 appointed assistant professor Manju Ara Begum of the college as acting principal after a week-long protest of students.
Meanwhile, the head of the ad hoc managing committee of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College and Dhaka Deputy Commissioner Mohibul Haque visited the school on Sunday.
He said that none who was involved in irregularities would be spared. 'Government will take stern action against anyone irrespective of his or her identity who was involved in such crime and irregularities,' he said.
The ad hoc committee met for their first meeting on Sunday. The committee members also exchanged their views with the teachers.
The investigating committees formed by the education ministry also visited the school on Sunday. The head of the Committee and inspector of colleges Shrikanta Kumar Chandra said that they would investigate the reasons of the abnormal situation of the school and the managing committee's role during this time.
Classes of higher secondary education were held on Sunday. The students of school section from class II to class X will take their second semester examination today.
However, several teachers of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College told New Age on Sunday that most recruitments during the tenure of college's current principal Husne Ara Begum were questionable and proper procedure was not followed for recruitments.
They said that 50 to 60 teachers were recruited during Husne Ara's time and political identity and exchange of money were the main required qualifications.
Teachers also said that principal Husne Ara Begum created an extra section for class II for conducting 'admission trade'.
'An extra section was created illegally. In the extra section, the admission was done in exchange of money,' said another teacher.
Teachers demanded an investigation into the recruitment and admission process during the tenure of principal Husne Ara Begum.
When contacted, principal Husne Ara Begum said, 'It is not an issue now. The main issue now is the punishment of Parimal Jayadhor. We can discuss this later.'
Source : New Age
