Death of Aritry: 2 former Viqarunnisa school teachers’ bail scrapped

A Dhaka court today cancelled the bail of two former teachers of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in a case filed over "provoking suicide" of ninth-grader Aritry Adhikary in December 2018 as they were absent in the court without taking any steps. Judge Md Rabiul Alam of Third Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court of Dhaka passed the order, Advocate Salauddin Howlader, assistant public prosecutor of the concerned court, told The Daily Star. The accused are Nazneen Ferdous, former acting principal of the school, and Zinat Akhtar, former morning shift in-charge of the school. The court also issued arrest warrants against the duo. Meanwhile, Beauty Adhikary, Aritry's mother, gave her statement before the court during today's hearing while the court fixed September 23 for the next hearing. Aritry was found hanging from the ceiling of her home in Shantinagar on December 3, 2018, hours after she and her parents were allegedly insulted by some teachers of the school. The next day, her father Dilip Adhikary filed the case with Paltan Police Station, accusing three teachers of provoking Aritry to commit suicide. Nazneen and Zinat were also suspended, following an education ministry order. They later got bail after surrendering before a Dhaka court. Earlier, on March 28 last year, Detective Branch (DB) of police submitted charge sheet to the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka against Nazneen Ferdous and Zinat Akhtar. On July 10 last year, the court framed charges against the two accused.