A fourth class student Mahedul lost his eye due to teacher's whipping in Feni
September 18, 2024Updated:September 18, 20242 Mins Read

Jumbangla Desk: A student of class IV has lost his right eye completely due to teacher's whipping in Daganbhooman, Feni. The left eye was also damaged.

The student's family held a press conference on Wednesday (September 18) demanding punishment and compensation for the accused teacher.

Student Mahedul Hasan (9) is the son of Rayazul Haque, a resident of a doctor's house in Jagatpur area of ​​the upazila. And the accused teacher Tapas Majumdar is the son of Kamini Majumdar of Ramanandpur village of Upazila.

Hasina Akhter, the mother of the student, said in the press conference that the incident took place at Waziria Government Primary School on May 14. Tapas Majumder, the assistant teacher of the school, flogged the student with a bamboo stick for making mistakes in mathematics. Meanwhile, a part of the conch entered his right eye. Later on the screams of the student, the school teachers, staff and local people came forward and rescued him in a bloody state and took him to the Daganbhuana Upazila Health Complex. The doctor on duty there referred him to Feni. At one point, Mahedul Hasan was taken to Pahartali Eye Hospital in Chittagong. After receiving treatment for a few days, he was sent to the National Institute of Ophthalmology in the capital.

Dr. after the eye examination there. Nafis Ahmed Shahriar said, one of Mahedul's eyes has become completely useless. In order to save the other eye, he has to undergo a quick operation. If necessary, it may be better to go to India for better treatment. Expatriate father Rayazul Haque said in a press conference that he could not get advanced treatment due to lack of money. So far, starting from the teachers' association, they have complained to the upazila administration, but they have not taken any action.- UNB