Police arrested Shihab Uddin, acting headmaster of Chadaha Keonchia High School in Satkania upazila of Chittagong, on Sunday night on allegations of sexually harassing a female student of class ten.
The student gave a written complaint to the upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) on July 27 to take action against the teacher for harassing her sexually in his house at Keonchia village in the upazila.
Inspector (enquiry) Sirajul Islam of Satkania Police Station said, “Shihab admitted to the allegations.”
Earlier, the victim filed a case under the women and children repression prevention law with Satkania Police Station, he added.
The UNO Azad Sallal said, “The upazila education officer, some policemen and I went to Keonchia and talked with the teacher, the victim, her guardians, school authority, other teachers and students.
“The accused initially denied the allegations but some other female students also complained against him on similar charges.”
-With The Daily Star input
