Punishment indeed!

Trishal upazila administration served a show cause notice to a schoolteacher yesterday for cutting off the hair of 27 students of an educational institution in the district on Sunday.

Several students and guardians alleged that Habibur Rahman, a senior teacher of Southkanda RG High School, first called three students of Class VIII and asked them why they did not cut off their hair according to his earlier instruction.

As the students failed to give him satisfactory answers, Habibur collected a scissor from another teacher Amir Hamza Farazi, also assistant headmaster of the school, and cut off their hair around 11.00am.

Later, Habibur and Farazi with the help another teacher Mesbahul entered the classrooms of Class VII, VIII and IX and cut off the hair of another 24 students.

As the news spread, a number of guardians gathered at the school premises and protested the inhuman act of the teacher.

Being informed, police went to the spot and asked the guardians to keep calm and assured them of taking necessary steps in this regard, Officer-in-Charge Moniruzzaman of Trishal Police Station said.

Habibur said they had no ill motive to humiliate the students, but rather they did it to discipline them.

“I have been serving in the institution for the last 24 years and there is no previous example of such incident,” added Habibur.

Trishal Upazila Nirbahi Officer Abu Jafar Ripon said he issued a show cause notice to Habibur and asked him to submit a reply within three days.