Two acting principals!

A stalemate is prevailing at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College as the institution is being run by two acting principals.
Though the teachers of the institution yesterday carried out their administrative duties as per the High Court (HC) directive, sources said the unwanted stalemate is disrupting the academic and administrative activities of the renowned institution severely.
Many teachers on condition of anonymity said Rokeya is the acting principal of the institution as per the court's directive and everybody should follow the directive.
The problem arose when the Governing Body of the institution allegedly removed the existing acting principal Rokeya Akter and gave the duty of acting principal to one of the teachers of the institution named Shaila Ahammed on March 25 ignoring the HC's directive.
Sources said the Governing Body recently decided to appoint a fulltime principal removing Rokeya whose tenure will be ended on February 2011.
They published an advertisement in the newspapers and announced March 27 the date for the interview for the post of principal, they said.
They also said around 250 teachers of the college gave a letter to the Governing Body requesting them not to remove Rokeya before ending her tenure.
In the meantime, Rokeya filed a writ petition with the HC and the HC on Thursday issued an injunction against the appointment in the institution for one month and fixed April 12 for next hearing.
The HC bench also issued a rule against the chairman of the school's Governing Body and the chairman of Dhaka Education Board asking them why the advertisement of the appointment should not be declared illegal.
But, the Governing Body removed Rokeya on Thursday ignoring the directive.
Against this backdrop, the administrative and academic activities are being disrupted severely as the institution is facing problem to form the examination committee for the upcoming Higher Secondary Certificate exams that commence on April 1.
Rokeya Akter was given the duty of acting principal on January 2008 and her tenure was extended in December on the same year because of her goodwill and efficiency, said teachers.
Currently, around 16,000 students are studying at the institution.