Amodini Paul ‘framed': Some don't want her to be headmistress, school staffers say
The controversy surrounding a Hindu teacher in Naogaon was an attempt to cover up a long-running corruption by a small section of the school authorities, according to staffers. Amodini Paul, the assistant headmistress of Daul Barbakpur High School in Naogaon's Mohadevpur, was framed to look contentious by the section to prevent her from taking over from the school's outgoing headmaster, The Daily Star learnt after speaking with a host of staffers. The section wanted one of their own to succeed Dharani Kanta Barman as the school's headteacher but Paul was chosen on the recommendation of Mohd. Salim Uddin Tarafder, a lawmaker from Naogaon-3 constituency. Since taking over as the school's headmaster in 2011, Barman has indulged in corruption, according to the school's staffers The Daily Star spoke with. He misappropriated the student fees and interest income on stipend funds and traded on recruitment. In three village arbitrations held until last month, the headmaster