Cruelty on children!

S.A. Mansoor, Dhaka

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Dilip Roy's objective report and the photograph published in your back page on 3rd May is a shameless and disgusting example of cruelty to innocent children. The decision of the school authorities, keeping the children standing under the hot sun, was a thoughtless and stupid deed; directly violating official orders to the contrary! Why did not the concerned government officials punish the school management for this thoughtless and cruel act? Such crude 'oiling' of visiting dignitaries and others should stop forthwith. I will request the concerned minister who went there, to take up the matter seriously with the local administration and the school administration for such act of wanton cruelty on the young students; by compelling them to keep standing for five hours! This gross cruel action can not be ignored, and the authorities should be taught a lesson for this.