Headmaster Shyamal Kanti beaten up, death threats in Patiya

❐ Local correspondent

The headmaster of a school in Patiya, Chittagong, was beaten up and seriously injured. He was sent to Chittagong Medical College Hospital in a seriously injured condition. It is alleged that he had also received death threats twice before.

The incident occurred on Thursday morning, August 21st.

The injured teacher is named Shyamal Kanti Dey. He is the headmaster of Haidgaon High School in Patiya upazila of the district.

Injured teacher Shyamal Kanti said, “I had to face the wrath of a group in the area over the appointment of the school management committee president. I was threatened with death several times before. I have also filed a general diary in Patiya police station regarding this. Moreover, that group was involved in various conspiracies against me. Today they attacked me with indigenous weapons.”

Shyamal’s colleague, Pratna Barua, who witnessed the incident, said that a total of three teachers of the school, including teacher Shyamal, were going in an auto-rickshaw. At that time, 6-7 terrorists who were lying in wait attacked them with country-made weapons. They beat teacher Shyamal Babu and made him lie on the ground. At that time, when the locals came forward after hearing the screams of the other two teachers, the terrorists fled.

Another teacher at the school, Tania Yasmin, said the attackers were abusing her and asking why the case was being filed. They were also threatening to kill her.

Meanwhile, since the incident became known, students at the school have boycotted classes and protested, demanding justice for all those involved in the attack on the teacher.

Patiya Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Farhanur Rahman said, “I have come to know about the attack on the headmaster. The matter has already been reported to the police and army. Arrangements will be made to identify the attackers and bring them under the law.” Earlier, the headmaster had filed a general diary with the police station. A regular case will be filed in the wake of that GD.

Patiya Police Station OC Md. Nuruzzaman said, “Someone or someone has beaten up the headmaster of Haidgaon School. Upon receiving the information, a police team went there. Action will be taken if a written complaint is received regarding the beating.”