The committee formed by the government to investigate the sexual harassment at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College was given five days more to submit its findings, said officials at the Dhaka education board on Friday.
'We have given the committee five more days after it sought time,' the chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, Fahima Khatun told New Age on Friday.
She said that Thursday was the last day of the 10 working days given to the committee to submit its report but it sought more time on the day.
Government formed the five-member committee after the students of the institution had staged demonstrations for couple of days in mid July, demanding punishment of Parimal Jayadhar, a teacher of the school arrested on charge of violating a student, and removal of the college principal, Husne Ara Begum, for defending the accused for long time.
Dhaka Education Board examination controller Wahiduzzaman is the convener of the five member committee.
He said, 'We are trying hard to submit the report as soon as possible. We have done all our tasks and now preparing the report.'
The committee was asked to investigate whether anyone instigated students for violent protests, whether there was any negligence of the principal and of the committee members to tackle the incidents.
The government on July 13 dissolved the managing committee of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College after some committee members, in absence of the managing committee chairman Rashed Khan Menon, had removed Husne Ara Begum as the principal and appointed senior teacher Ambia Khatun to the position.
The government on July 14, appointed Manju Ara Begum as the acting principal of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College after a weeklong protest by students demanding removal of the then principal Husne Ara Begum.
Source : New Age
