Cambrian students barred from joining Shahbagh protests

The father of a student of Cambrian School and College has alleged that its chairman and principal administered corporal punishment to some students for seeking permission to join the Shahbagh movement.
Anwar Hossain, father of tenth-grader Arafat Hossain, filed a general diary with Gulshan Police Station on Wednesday against the duo, said Gulshan police.
"Chairman MK Basher and Principal Dilruba Parvin beat up some students of classes VIII, IX and X of Baridhara campus-5 for applying to the principal seeking permission," said Anwar.
He also complained that the authorities issued a transfer certificate (TC) to a student and broke the cell phone of another one.
Contacted, Cambrian School and College Chairman MK Basher last night said three students were punished as per the institution's rule. But no one was served with TC.
"That's not over the Shahbagh movement. One student was punished for his long hair, one for not carrying books in his bag and the other for carrying a mobile phone which is strictly prohibited," he said.
"As far as I know, no one sought permission to go to Shahbagh," added Basher.
Gulshan police yesterday said they will seek permission from a court to investigate into the matter.