The students of Women Polytechnic Institute at Halishahar in the Chittagong city laid siege to the administrative and academic buildings on Sunday, demanding dismissal of a hostel superintendent immediately over sexual harassment charges.
The students staged a sit-in in front of the office of the institute principal, held protest rally and brought out procession on the campus.
The demonstrators shouted slogans against hostel superintendent Jahirul Islam, also the chief instructor, and demanded his dismissal.
The students at the rally complained that Jahirul Islam used to record the girls' physical training in his camera phone, enter the hostel every now and then and use abusive words while talking to girls.
One of the students complained that Jahirul Islam also committed financial corruption and receives bribe form the students.
She said Jahirul was used to receiving money illegally from the students for attesting documents and other academic papers.
Another student said that they wanted Jahirul Islam should face exemplary punishment and he should be dismissed immediately from his job.
She also said that they would continue they class boycott programme until the superintendent was not fired.
The institute principal Mohammed Abdul Malek told New Age that he had withdrawn the superintendent from the hostel soon after receiving the complaint from the students.
He also said that the dismissal of the accused teacher was not under his purview.
'If the students lodge any complaint with the higher authorities demanding the accused teacher's removal, I will forward that letter to the authorities concerned,' the principal added.
Source : New Age
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