Teacher's rejoining protested

A section of guardians of Basundhara branch of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College yesterday formed a human chain on the campus protesting the rejoining of a teacher who had been suspended on July last year.
Barun Chandara Barman, a teacher of the Commerce department, was suspended on charges of allegation of his "indecent behaviour" with the students.
On the same day, the school authorities fired Porimol Joydhor, a teacher of Bangla department of the branch, for sexually abusing a class-X female student following protests from students and guardians. The authorities also suspended Abul Kalam Azad of the Religion department for his "indecent behaviour" with the students.
Barun rejoined the school's Basundhara campus on January 1 this year.
The rejoining sparked resentment among the guardians who formed the human chain yesterday noon. They alleged that Barun rejoined the school in connivance with the school authorities. They also said their children were not safe at the hands of teachers like Barun.
Manju Ara Begum, principal of the school, told journalists that the probe committee, which was formed to investigate the allegations against them, did not find any proof of the allegation raised against Barun and on that is why he had rejoined.