The investigative committee of Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, on Viqarunnisa School and College incidents visited the school's Bashundhara campus on Wednesday.
Four members of the committee were present visited the campus and spoke with students, teachers and guardians.
'We started our work on Sunday. We visited the main campus that day. Today we visited the Bashundhra campus. We are investigating the whole incident,' said Shrikanta Kumar Chandra, the inspectors of colleges and a member of the committee.
When asked about the findings of the committee so far, no committee member wanted to disclose anything.
'We don't want to say anything for the sake of investigation. You will know every thing when we submit the report,' another member of the committee, Dhaka Board's deputy secretary, SM Kamal Uddin Haider, told New Age.
The students of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College have been protesting for more than a week demanding punishment of Parimal Jayadhor, a teacher of the institute arrested on rape charge and removal of college principal Husne Ara Begum for defending the accused.
Parimal, a teacher of Bangla at the school's Bashundhara campus, allegedly abused a girl and videoed it with his mobile. He confessed to have committed the crime in his statement on July 11.
The government on July 13 dissolved the managing committee of the school and formed a three-member investigation committee to investigate the overall incidents.
On July 14, the government appointed assistant professor Manju Ara Begum of the college the acting principal after a week-long protest of students.
Earlier the investigation committee had three members with inspectors of colleges, Shrikanta Kumar Chandra as convenor and inspector of schools Shahedul Kabir Chowdhury and deputy examination controller Nazmul Haque as members.
The committee was later reorganised. Now Dhaka Board's examination controller, Wahiduzzaman is the convenor and the Board's deputy secretary SM Kamal Uddin Haider as another member. The investigation committee was given seven days to submit their report.
Meanwhile, a number of socio-cultural and rights groups on Tuesday staged human chains on Wednesday demanding exemplary punishment of Parimal Jayadhor, arrested on charge of raping the girl and people who defended him.
Jatiya Abhivabak Parishad formed a human chain in front of the school's main campus at Baily Road. Among others, Muktijuddher Prajanma president Shama Obaid, Parishad's president Shahina Khan, Nagarik Shangshad president Khaleda Yasmin spoke at the human chain.
They demanded that Parimal should be hanged. They also demanded immediate arrest of Husne Ara Begum and Lutfer Rahman.
On Wednesday, Samajtanrik Mahila Forum also formed a human chain in front of the school's Azimpur campus to push for the same demand. Among others organisation's secretary general Sangeeta Baroi and Dhanmondhi convenor Shampa Basu spoke at the programme.
Source : New Age
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