Viqarunnisa principal resigns

Viqarunnisa Noon School and College Principal Husne Ara Begum, who went on a three-month leave following a students' agitation over a sexual assault scandal, resigned from her post yesterday, two days before completion of her leave.
She submitted her resignation letter at noon to the school's governing body president Mohibul Haque who is the deputy commissioner of Dhaka.
“I have submitted my resignation letter on personal ground,” Husne Ara told The Daily Star.
She said, “I am a victim of politics. A quarter with ill interest linked me to the incident to get me out of the school.” She claimed that she took necessary steps of the incident.
She, however, claimed that she is successful as a principal as she has taken some big initiatives like introducing lottery system in admission during her time.
Although she mentioned “personal reasons” behind her resignation, sources said there might be a recurrence of another crisis in the school with students going on agitation once again if she comes back at the position.
Manju Ara Begum, an assistant professor of the institution, has been in charge of the school since Husne Ara went on leave.
On July 14, Husne Ara went on a leave following around a weeklong agitation of the students on the school campuses demanding her dismissal for her handling of a sexual assault scandal that rocked the prestigious institution.
A female student of class ten at the school's Bashundhara branch accused a Bangla teacher Porimol Joydhor of sexually abusing her. The incident, she alleged occurred on May 28, at a coaching centre Porimol ran at Badda in the city.
Porimol later confessed to the offence before a magistrate in Dhaka.
The agitation against Porimol turned against the principal with a faction of the now-dissolved governing body of the institution and some teachers supporting the agitating students and their guardians.
Even, the students with the support of the teachers had said that they would not accept Husne Ara and anyone outside of their institutions. The situation went such a level that the government had to keep her out of the institution and finally she went on the leave.