Viqarunnisa Noon School and College authorities yesterday decided to take legal and institutional actions against the teachers and staff accused in the case filed for sexually abusing a class-X student of its Bashundhara branch.
According to the school's governing body decision, Principal Husne Ara Begum and branch-in-charge Lutfur Rahman, among others, will face such actions if allegations of protecting the culprit against them are proven.
The decision came at a meeting between the governing body and the education secretary at the latter's secretariat office.
Earlier, the body sat at the school's conference room to discuss the latest situation of the school, one of the most sought after educational institutions in the country.
"We have discussed the latest situation and decided to take action against those involved with the incident," said Dilip Roy, member of the governing body, who presided over the meeting.
Barun Chandra Barman of commerce department and Abdul Kalam Azad of religion studies are also to face actions if found guilty, he told The Daily Star.
The two are now on temporary suspension.
Porimol Joydhor, a Bangla teacher at the school's Bashundhara branch, allegedly violated a student when she went to his coaching centre at his Badda residence.
According to her written complaint to the school authorities, Porimol sexually assaulted her for the first time on May 28 and again on June 17.
The school authorities fired Porimol on July 5. Law enforcers arrested Porimol the day after upon a sexual assault case against him filed by the victim's father.
School Principal Husne Ara Begum and Bashundhara branch-in-charge Lutfur Rahman are also accused in the case.
The students and guardians have been demonstrating for the last few days for exemplary punishment to Porimol and withdrawal of the branch-in-charge for "helping the culprit and destroying evidence".
The victim is now undergoing treatment in Singapore.
Also yesterday, the governing body in a press release expressed deep concern over the situation at the school and solidarity with the demand of students and guardians.
Source : The Daily Star
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