Viqarunnisa Noon principal 'removed'

Dhaka, July 13 (bdnews24.com)?The principal of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College has been 'removed' in the face of widespread protests.

Assistant professor Ambia Khatun replaced Hosne Ara Begum as principal on Wednesday morning. Ambia is the senior-most teacher after Hosne Ara.

The changeover came from a meeting of the governing committee held in the morning. However, the decision was not a formal one, acting president of the body Dilip Roy told bdnews24.com.

"We'll discuss the matter with the education ministry," he added.

The governing committee president Rashed Khan Menon MP is currently abroad.

Students and guardians of the four branches of the prominent school have been demanding the expulsion of Hosne Ara for allegedly being reticent about taking action against Bashundhara branch teacher Parimal Jayadhar, charged with violating a 10th-grade student of the same branch.

Hosne Ara and acting headmaster of the Bashundhara branch Mojibar Rahman were also accused in the case, filed by the victim's father.

Jayadhar, a Bangla department teacher, has admitted to the crime in a statement given before a Dhaka metropolitan magistrate.

As senior teachers insisted, all academic activities at the Baily Road unit remained suspended after only two classes were held on Wednesday morning.

Classes in the Baily Road college unit have remained suspended since Saturday.

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