Aritree’s suicide: Court orders for report on January 9

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court has fixed January 9 to submit probe report in a case filed against three teachers for prompting Aritree Adhikari of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College to commit suicide.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yeasir Ahsan Chowdhury passed the order on Wednesday, after taking statement of the case in cognisance.

Victim’s father Dilip Adhikari filed the case with Paltan Police Station on Tuesday night.

The accused are Viqarunnisa Noon School and College Principal Naznin Ferdous, morning shift in-charge Zinnat Ara and class teacher Hasna Hena.

Aritree Adhikari, a Class-IX student, reportedly committed suicide at their Shantinagar residence in the city on Monday after allegedly being rebuked by teachers for using mobile phone during examination.

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