A ninth-grader in Jashore has been beaten by a teacher for failing to buy the school’s uniform.The incident took place on Saturday (8 February) in Sharsha Government Model Pilot Secondary School, the victim’s father Mominur Rahman told The Daily Star.
The father said, he could only manage to buy the shirt as he was short on funds and informed the authorities he would buy the trouser within a week.
However, when the boy went to school on Saturday the teacher Shahidul Islam took him to the school’s lab room and beat him severely.
“When my son fell to the ground, the teacher continued to torture him,” Mominur told The Daily Star.The teacher Shahidul Islam admitted he punished Mehedi “for his own good,” and said it would help him become a better person.
Benapole Port police station OC Russel Mia said no complaint was filed in the incident. “If a complaint is filed, we will investigate the matter,” he added.