ACC chief keen to ensure education at classrooms

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Iqbal Mahmood on Sunday said education must be ensured at classrooms at any cost.

"No one will be allowed to play drakes and ducks with the education of our children. Education have to be ensured at classrooms at any cost," said Mr Mahmood.

The ACC chief said it to reporters after a sudden visit to Kattoli Nurul Haque Chowdhury Primary School in Chattogram in the morning, as per a UNB report.

He also told guardians that section 166 of the Penal Code will be enforced upon requirement if anyone tries to harm the future generation.

Without any prior notice, the ACC chief arrived at the port city around 8:15 am and inspected several schools after being informed that the teachers of most of the schools do not attend classes regularly.

During his visit, he found only the acting headmaster among eight teachers of Kattoli Nurul Haque Chowdhury Primary School to be present.

Later, he visited Bhatiari Government Primary School and found nine out of eleven teachers at the school.

The school authority, however, also could not inform the ACC chief the reason behind the absence of teachers.

Examining the attendance book, the ACC chief found that the students who remained absent on Saturday were shown present on Sunday.

Besides, teachers did not update the attendance sheet till 10pm.

Later, he went to inspect Shitolpur High School and found that the students who failed to pass the class-IX final examination were allowed to take admission in class X after paying an extra fee of Tk 2,000.

Expressing anger over the matter, Iqbal Mahmood said, "It's immoral. There can be no place for immorality in the education field."