Madrasa students agitate
Students of Alia Madrasa at Puratan Satkhira in the town yesterday boycotted classes and confined the principal and teachers in their rooms demanding the principal's removal for his alleged involvement in corruption and embezzlement of fund. The agitating students also brought out a procession and held a rally to press home their demand. They alleged that the principal siphoned off a huge amount of money earned from 24 bighas of land and a rice mill owned by the madrasa. They further alleged that the academic activities of the madrasa is limping for lack of sufficient teachers as 12 posts of teachers are lying vacant for long. But for unknown reason the principal is not taking any measures to fill up the posts, they said. Being informed, a police team from Sadar police station rushed to the madrasa and rescued the principal and teachers from confinement assuring the students that the administration would take action after proper investigation into the matter. Contacted, Principal Shamsur Rahman denied the corruption charges brought against him and said the students were being instigated by some local leaders and activists of a political party to remove him from the madrasa.
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