Bid to 'grab' school's playground protested

Students of Gaibandha Government Boys High School yesterday boycotted classes protesting alleged grabbing of school playground.
They also paraded the main roads of Gaibandha town and staged a sit-in on the disputed playground.
The school authorities said, during the tenure of the school's non-government administration in 1960, the then assistant teacher Hafizur Rahman was sacked from job on charge of corrupt practice.
The teacher filed a case rejecting dismissal and later got verdict from lower court to take outstanding salaries by selling the school's 73 decimal landed property through auction.
Accordingly, Hafizur Rahman also attended the auction and got the ownership of the property against his outstanding salaries of Tk 5,850. The case is still pending with the Supreme Court for final judgement.
Meanwhile, a section of influential people have been trying to grab the land.
The school playground is the property of government, none can take control of it forcibly, said Shahana Begum, Headmaster of the school.
A case is still pending with Supreme Court, so steps will be taken against any bid to grab the school property, said Md. Shahidul Islam, deputy commissioner Gaibandha.