Acting head teacher arrested over harassment allegation in Chuadanga's Alamdanga suspended
Enamul Haque, the acting head teacher of Al Helal Government Primary School in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga, who was arrested over an allegation of sexually harassing a student, has been suspended temporarily.
The order was issued on Wednesday (November 4) by the District Primary Education Office. According to the order, his suspension took effect from Tuesday, the day of his arrest.
District Primary Education Officer Ahindra Kumar Mondal confirmed the matter. He said the decision was taken following a recommendation from the Alamdanga Upazila Education Officer.
The education officer said that under note-2 of rule 73 of Bangladesh Service Rules (BSR) Part-1, the temporary suspension of a government employee takes effect from the day of arrest. During the suspension, teacher Enamul Haque will receive a subsistence allowance under the rules.
Earlier, on Monday, an allegation of indecent behaviour with a student of Al Helal Government Primary School was raised against acting head teacher Enamul Haque.
When the incident became known, anger grew among the student's guardians and local residents. At one stage they gathered at the school and confined the accused teacher.
On receiving the news, police went to the spot, brought the situation under control and took the accused teacher to the police station. The child's father later filed a case as plaintiff.
On Tuesday, police showed Enamul Haque arrested and produced him before a court. The legal process in the incident is ongoing.
