Busy parents know there are times a child's words are barely heard. But they know too, equally well, that a son or a daughter can sometimes utter a sentence of such striking clarity that one wonders if the young age of the speaker really fits.

The High Court has ordered a judicial probe against the upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) and the executive magistrate of Bhandaria of Pirojpur for their humiliating treatment of a teacher.