‘Shyamol Kanti was forced to resign’

Staff Correspondent: Shyamol Kanti Bhakta, the head teacher of Piyar Sattar Latif High School in Narayanganj, was forced by the school’s managing body to resign.

The inquiry body formed by the education ministry to probe the Narayanganj teacher humiliation case has found this. The inquiry body submitted its report to the attorney general’s office on Thursday.

Besides, the report said the teacher has been reinstated as his suspension was not in keeping with the regulations.

According to the report, the student, who brought allegations of hurt to his religious sensitivities against Bhakta, has 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.

Based on these facts, the probe body concluded that the allegations brought against Bhakta were not true.

The headmaster was beaten up and made to do sit-ups holding his ears in presence of Salim Osman MP which sparked huge criticism across the country.

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