Teachers, like everyone else, deserve safety

Recently, we came to know that a primary school teacher in Barguna was gang-raped on her own school premises. This is a heinous incident that has raised several questions. If a teacher is not safe in her own school, where will she be? If the authorities concerned cannot ensure security of a teacher, how can they give security to the female students? It's shameful that the teacher community is still silent about that.

One rape may lead to another, if the perpetrators are not held accountable. It's also disgusting that police could not arrest the perpetrators in the latest case.

I hope all the teachers, sooner or later, would raise their voice against this heinous crime. The government should do everything to provide security to the victim's family and bring those responsible to justice. 

Pradip Das
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