A court here on Sunday sent Dharani Kanta Barman, head teacher of the Daul Barbakpur High School in Naogaon’s Mahadebpur that shot to the nation's attention over a contrived hijab row, to jail after he was taken into custody in a case filed by assistant head teacher Amodini Pal. Naogaon Senior Judicial Cognizance Court-3 Judge Tajul Islam passed the order after accused Dharani Kanta appealed for bail appearing before the court. Earlier on Thursday night QM Sayeed Tito, and Kazi Samshuzzaman Milon were arrested in the same case. The arrestees are among about 20-25 people against whom the teacher Amodini Pal filed a case of defamation for falsely implicating her in the incident and hurting religious sentiment by spreading misinformation. Also read: Two held over Naogaon ‘Hijab’ row On April 9, Amodini Pal, assistant headmistress of Daul Barbakpur High School, filed a against these people, including the headmaster of the school Dharani Kant Barman, president of the school managing committee Mahmudul Hasan Sumon and Salauddin Ahmed, a resident of Gaherpur village in Porsha upazila. Earlier on April 10, Dharani kanta Barman filed a general diary at the same police station accusing 150 anonymous people for spreading rumors about a teacher beating up students for wearing hijab in school and vandalising school property. That was in relation to an incident from April 6, when Amodini Pal, assistant headmistress of the school allegedly caned 16-18 students of the 8th, 9th and 10th classes for not wearing school uniforms. Later, it was distorted into an issue over hijab, as some of the girls who got punished were wearing their hijab. But even male students were punished on the day, by a different teacher. On April 11, a three member administrative probe body formed in this regard submitted a report to Mohadebpur Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mizanur Rahman. Also read: Amodini Pal punished students for not wearing uniform, not over hijab: Probe report The committee did not find proof of students being punished for wearing hijab, rather it said Amodini Pal and Badiul Alam punished some students for not wearing school dress and there were male students and Hindu students among them.

Headteacher of Daul Barbakpur High School in Naogaon’s Mahadebpur filed a general diary on Sunday accusing 150 anonymous people for spreading rumors about a teacher beat up students for wearing hijab in school and vandalising school property. Dharani Kanta, headteacher of the school, filed the GD at Mahadebpur police station three days after the incident of vandalism on the school property triggered by a rumor,  said Ajam Uddin Mahmud, officer-in-Charge of Mahadebpur police station. Also read: Hijab Row: Show-cause notice issued to Naogaon teacher for beating students “On April 7, the school was attacked after spreading rumors about a trivial incident in the school. Many people from the villages around the school attacked and vandalized chairs and tables of the school,” the head teacher wrote in his GD. Additional troops of police have been deployed and  Daul Barbakpur area is under surveillance since the incident to ensure no one creates further disorder, said OC Ajam Uddin. Earlier on April 6, Amodini Pal, assistant headmistress of the school allegedly beat 16-18 students in the 8th, 9th and 10th classes of the school around 11am for not wearing school uniforms. Also read: Couldn’t believe a teacher got arrested for giving rational answer in class: Zafar Iqbal Later, it turned into a "hijab" row and spread on social media. On Saturday, a show-cause notice was served to the accused teacher for beating up female students for not wearing uniform to school by the school authority ordered by the Upazila Secondary Education Officer. A three-member investigation committee was also formed to probe the incident by the upazila administration.

A show-cause notice has been served to a teacher of Daul Barbakpur High School in Naogaon’s Mahadebpur for beating up female students for not wearing uniform to school. The accused teacher is Amodini Pal, an assistant headmistress of the school. A letter signed by Upazila Secondary Education Officer Habibur Rahman was sent to the headmaster of the school asking him to confirm the notice. Based on the letter, the authorities of the school issued a show-cause notice to Amodini on Saturday. The school authorities also asked Amodini to explain herself within seven days after the incident last Wednesday. Regarding the notice, Amodini Pal said on her mobile phone, "I have received a letter signed by the headmaster." The letter will be answered in a couple of days, she added. Read: Couldn’t believe a teacher got arrested for giving rational answer in class: Zafar Iqbal She alleged that a “certain quarter circulated baseless lies with an intent to spread communal hatred and hide major problems”. A three-member investigation committee has already been formed to investigate the incident, said Mizanur Rahman, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Mahadebpur. After getting the investigation report, "we will be able to decide what to do next", he added. Earlier on April 6, Amodini Pal allegedly beat 16-18 students in 8th, 9th and 10th classes of the school around 11am for not wearing school uniforms. Later, it turned into a "hijab" row and spread on social media.