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| Ishrat Jahan Maliha Class 3 girl |
A Class-III girl student named Ishrat Jahan Maliha (9) has been brutally beaten with cane by Jahirul Islam Badal, teacher of a coaching centre in Barguna for failing to solve a math problem.
The incident took place at a college road area of Barguna district on Thursday night.
Maliha is undergoing treatment at Barguna Sadar Hospital.
Riaz Hossain, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Barguna Police Station, said Badal, who had gone into hiding after the incident, was arrested on Friday afternoon.
Maliha’s father filed a case on Thursday night, the OC said.
Maliha’s father Jamal Sikder said that Badal asked Maliha to solve a math problem. As she couldn’t do it, he beat her like a brute on Thursday.
Kamrul Islam, the hospital’s resident physician, said that there are several injury marks in her body.
"She will take some time to recover," the physician added.
Barguna’s Deputy Commissioner Mir Jahurul Islam and Superintendent of Police Bijoy Basak visited Maliha at the hospital on Friday.
The primary education department and the Upazila administration had been directed to take action against the teacher, they said.
Maliha was a student of Calix Academy. She used to receive private tuition at the Bijoy Britti Coaching Centre.
It is run by Jahirul Islam Badal, the accused. He is also an assistant teacher at the Roadparha Shaheed Smriti Government Primary School.
