Zoom News : Jan 31, 2023, 07:09 PM
In Bangladesh, a case of suspending a Hindu teacher for insulting Islam has come to the fore. The teacher is accused of making objectionable remarks against Prophet Muhammad while teaching. The teacher has been suspended after the children's complaint. However, the teacher has denied all the allegations leveled against him. The accused teacher said, 'I was teaching biology to the children. I don't know why the children complained against me.' According to media reports, the whole matter pertains to Khulna Division of Bangladesh.According to media reports, the incident is of 25 January. The accused teachers were teaching the children of class 8. After the class was over, some Muslim students complained that the teacher made objectionable remarks against Islam and Prophet Muhammad while teaching. After this the children raised this issue in front of the school principal and accused the teacher of blasphemy.The principal suspended the teacherAccording to the information, after the matter came to light, the student created a ruckus in the school. After this the principal assured action to the angry children. According to media reports, after the matter came to light, the parents of the children and some clerics gathered in front of the school and started protesting. People demanded action against the accused teacher. After this the school management came under pressure and the teacher was suspended.Committee formed to investigate the matterAccording to media reports, after the matter came to light, the school management has constituted a three-member committee to investigate. Along with this, it has also been asked to submit the report in 3 days. However, the Hindu teacher has denied all the allegations leveled against him. Talking to the local media, he said that I was only talking about science in the class. I also asked the students to respect all the deities. Perhaps he took it out of context. I don't understand why they did this to me.