HC gives police two more months to file report on assault, humiliation of Narayanganj teacher

The High Court has asked police to submit by Aug 4 the investigation report as affidavit on the General Diary (GD) filed over the assault and public humiliation of schoolteacher Shyamal Kanti Bhakta.

The bench of Justices Md Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Iqbal Kabir on Thursday gave the order to the Narayanganj superintendent of police (SP) and Bandar police OC.
 
The court also said the matter will be up on Aug 7 for the next hearing.
 
The SP and the OC on Wednesday had sought two more months from the court to file the probe report, saying they had made progress with the investigation.
 
Deputy Attorney General Motahar Hossain placed their plea and the district administration’s investigation report before the court on Thursday.
 
Later, the court documented the local administration’s findings and set the new date for police to submit the report.
 
The Narayanganj deputy commissioner had submitted the new report on the district administration's steps over the incident by offering apology to the court, as the High Court found the first report 'careless'.
 
The headmaster of Piyar Sattar Latif High School, Bhakta was assaulted by a mob and made to do sit-ups holding his ears by local MP Salim Osman for alleged blasphemy on May 13.
 
The incident triggered a nationwide furore, but the school’s managing committee sacked the Hindu teacher.
 
The education ministry then intervened to reinstate Bhakta and dissolved the school’s committee for violating rules.
 
On May 18, the High Court issued a rule along with an interim order asking authorities to report to it, within three days, legal measures taken against those involved in assaulting and humiliating Bhakta, including the MP.