HC asks to implement anti-bullying policy in edn instts in 6 months

The High Court on Monday ordered the authorities concerned to send the policy formulated by the government to prevent bullying and ragging in the educational institutions to all the educational institutions of the country within three months.
At the same time, it also asked the all the educational institutions to implement what is to be done in the policy, including the formation of bullying-ragging prevention committee, within six months.
The High Court bench of Justice J B M Hassan and Justice Razik-Al-Jalil delivered the verdict after hearing two rules issued earlier regarding the issue.
Lawyers Advocate Aynun Nahar Siddiqua, Aneek R Haque and Tanvir Ahmed appeared in the court hearing in support of the rules.
The High Court on December 4 in 2018 issued a Suo Motu (on its own motion) order following the suicide of Aritry Adhikary, a ninth grader of the Viqarunnisa Noon School and College. It was alleged that she and her parents were insulted by some teachers of the school.

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