MP forced me to do sit-ups: Shyamal Kanti

Humiliated Narayanganj teacher Shyamal Kanti on Thursday said local MP AKM Salim Osman slapped him repeatedly and forced him to do sit-ups holding his ears in public.

The headmaster said this hours after AKM Salim Osman termed Shyamal Kanti 'mentally imbalanced' and said the teacher did the sit-ups willingly.
Shyamal Kanti spoke to Prothom Alo at the 300-bed Narayanganj Hospital where he has been undergoing treatment.

"Salim Osman repeatedly slapped both sides of my face and said 'hold your ears you scroundel'," said the teacher.
In the interview, he also denied making any derogatory remarks about Islam. “It was a planned incident,” Shyamal Kanti added.

Meanwhile, the publicly humiliated Narayanganj headmaster, who was suspended by the school committee for allegedly criticising Islam, has been reinstated. The school committee has also been dismantled.