Kurigram headmaster remanded over SSC question leak

A Kurigram court has placed Lutfar Rahman, headmaster of Nehal Uddin Pilot Girls' High School on a three-day remand over his alleged link to question paper leak of SSC exams in the district's Bhurungamari upazila.

Kurigram Judicial Magistrate Suman Ali passed the order on Thursday, setting October 2 as the next date for hearing the remand prayer of two other accused -- Islamic teacher Jobayer Hossain and Agriculture teacher Hamidul Islam of the same school.

Officer-in-charge (OC) of Bhurungamari Police Station Alamgir Hossain said that Lutfar, SSC exam centre's secretary in Lalmonirhat, Jobayer Hossain, Hamidul Islam, Bengali teacher Sohel Chowdhury and English teacher Rasel Ahmed and peon of the school Sujan Mia were arrested on charge of SSC question paper leak on September 20.