Schoolteacher tortured by husband, hospitalised
A school teacher was hospitalised yesterday in Haimchar upazila in the district after being tortured by her husband, triggering a protest among the teachers of the school.
Hasina Momtaz, 35, assistant teacher of Char Bhairab Primary School, was assaulted by her husband Masud Karim while going to her school around 10:00am.
School teachers of the upazila submitted a memorandum to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) demanding arrest of the culprit within 24 hours.
"Masud obstructed me on my way to school at North Bagula area and started beating me indiscriminately. Later, locals sent me to hospital," said, Hasina, who was undergoing treatment at Haimchar Health Complex.
"We have been living separately for seven months as Masud used to torture me for money," said the teacher, mother of two children.
She had filed a complaint with the police on November 2, 2015, against her husband for torturing her, which was later arbitrated in presence of police and locals, she added.
Dr Dev Jyoti Dhar, medical officer of the health complex, said Hasina sustained injuries on her face caused by indiscriminate beating.
Masud, a grocer of Garam Bazar in Char Bhairab, denied the allegation, saying his wife was injured during a scuffle between them.
Waliullah, officer-in-charge of Haimchar Police Station, said action will be taken if a case is filed over the matter.
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