Teacher's brutality lands kid at hospital

Ruthlessly beaten by a teacher, a Class II student of Oxford Model School in Chuadanga town is undergoing treatment at Chuadanga Sadar Hospital.

While taking class on Saturday, teacher Anwarul Haq Jhantu, also a founder director of the school, asked Class II student Sakib-ul-Hasan to submit his handwriting copy, school sources said.

As Sakib was a bit late to obey, the teacher got angry and started hitting the boy with a scale.

Seeing the horrific sight of non-stop beating, many students ran out from the classroom.

Other teachers rushed in, rescued a bleeding Sakib, and took him to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital where he was given four stitches on the forehead.

Hearing the incident, guardians of the students rushed to the school and confined Jhantu, the accused teacher.

At one stage, the angry guardians started beating Jhantu.

He managed to run away from the scene.

Informed, a team from Chuadanga Sadar Police Station rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.

Sakib's father Aslam Hossain filed a case with Chuadanga Sadar Police against Jhantu.

Contacted, Chuadanga Sadar Upazila Nirbahi Officer AKM Mamunuzzaman, said, "I have asked police to take necessary action regarding the incident. I am on leave now but I am looking into the matter."

Meanwhile, a section of people led by the local union parishad chairman are allegedly trying to 'settle' the matter through local arbitration.

Liakat Hossain, officer in charge of Sadar Police Station, told this correspondent over phone that police was trying to arrest the absconding accused.