Teacher makes confession
Porimol Joydhor, the sacked Bangla teacher of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, yesterday confessed to sexually assaulting a class-X female student of the school's Bashundhara branch.
He made the confessional statement before Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan at his chamber, said Investigation Officer Shahadat Hossain.
"He [Porimol] has confessed to violating the girl twice," Shahadat said adding that the accused, however, denied taking any picture of the girl.
After recording his statement, the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court ordered to send him to jail.
Porimol was arrested on July 6 from Keraniganj outside the capital on the allegation of violating the girl at his Badda coaching centre on May 28. The arrest came a day after the student's father filed a case against him with Badda Police Station.
On July 7, a Dhaka court placed him on remand for five days. Porimol made the confession on the fourth day.
As the accused does not have a lawyer, the Star correspondent could not get any of his versions.
The school authorities dismissed him on July 5 following protests of a large number of students and guardians against him. They also demanded his exemplary punishment.
Viqarunnisa Principal Husne Ara Begum in a written statement said the school authorities took prompt action after they received a written complaint from the victim.
"The undesirable act committed by Porimol at his coaching centre is unforgivable. We also demand exemplary punishment to him," she said.
She sought cooperation from students and guardians to restore the educational atmosphere at the institution for the upcoming examinations starting from July 19.
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