Thursday, February 25, 2010


Cheating in exam

   Magistrate manhandled by students    


PABNA, Feb 23: Five people, including a magistrate, were manhandled by the students of Pabna Polytechnic Institute for prevention of copying at examination hall on Tuesday, reports UNB.
Police said about 300 students of different sessions were appearing their course completion examinations Tuesday.
As they continued adopting unfair means openly by defying order, magistrate Shahidul Islam caught 28 of them red-handed and asked the invigilators to expel them at about 12:30pm.
Angered over the action, the students attacked the magistrate and teachers, leaving them slightly injured.
They also took out a procession and demanded withdrawal of their expulsion order and punishment to the magistrate.
Four other injured teachers--Shafiul Islam, Nur Uddin Ahmed, Abdur Razzak and Saiful Islam-were given first aid.
Later, the teachers and the magistrate left the campus under police protection.
Principal Prof. Shahjahan Ali said 28 students were expelled on charge of copying. He said the angry students damaged several rooms, including control room.
Motiar Rahman, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sadar thana, said police on information rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.

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