Steps to run his school smoothly

Local administration has taken several necessary steps recently for running Abdur Rahman Khan Kindergarten to honour its slain founder and freedom fighter Abdus Salam Khan.  

After a story titled “Who's going to love us” was published in The Daily Star on November 20, Bhandaria upazila nirbahi officer (UNO), upazila chairman and officer-in-charge (OC) of Bhandaria Police Station visited the school on November 24.

While visiting the school at Uttar Shialkathi village in Pirojpur's Bhandaria upazila, the UNO also directed Bhitabaria union parishad (UP) chairman to form a school managing committee soon to continue its academic activities smoothly.

Pirojpur Deputy Commissioner (DC) Khairul Alam Sheikh said after reading the story in the newspaper, he sent chocolates and some playing instruments for the school kids.

“I have also directed the Bhandaria UNO to visit the institution and take all necessary measures to continue the school,” the DC added.   

Bhandaria Upazila Chairman Uzzal Talukdar said he was delighted to see the beautiful structure and atmosphere of the school.

“I will try to arrange the salaries of the teachers and visit the school at least once in a month, Uzzal added.

Bhitabaria UP Chairman Enayet Hossain Khan said he will form the school committee soon.

With around 100 students and six teachers, Salam, 65, a retired primary schoolteacher, founded the kindergarten in 2014 and named it after his late father.  

On November 14, Shah Alam, president of Ward-6 of Jubo League, waylaid Salam and started beating him for trying to meet a female teacher at Saturia of Rajapur upazila in Jhalakathi to discuss some issues and give her some money.

Injured Salam returned to his home and went to b

ed without saying anything to his family. Family members found him dead the following morning.