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DHAKA, Jan 23, 2026 (BSS) - A court here today sent to jail one Pabitra Kumar Barua, manager of a kindergarten named Sharmin Academy in the Nayapaltan area of the capital, in a case lodged over mentally and physically abusing a four-year-old student of the school.

Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Aminul Islam Zunaid passed the order as police produced the accused before the court and pleaded to place him on a five-day remand in the case.

The court sent the accused to jail and set January 27 for holding a hearing on the remand plea as the concerned investigation officer was not present at the court during today's hearing.

Police arrested Pabitra Kumar Barua in a raid conducted around 4:30 am on Friday in the Mirpur-6 area of the capital.

On January 18, at around 11:20 am, the child's mother dropped him off at the school. When she returned at noon to pick him up, she found the child being forcibly kept inside an office room by the school's principal Sharmin Jahan, while her husband Pabitra Kumar Barua, who also serves as the school's manager, was present.

The child was found frightened and crying. After returning home, the child told his family that he had been beaten and was threatened with serious consequences if the matter was disclosed to his parents.

Police said the school authorities later refused to show CCTV footage. However, footage collected with the help of local residents showed the child being taken into the office room and subjected to physical abuse.

Following the incident, the child complained of pain in his head, neck, and ears. He was first taken to Islami Bank Hospital in Nayapaltan and later to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.

On January 22, based on a complaint filed by the victim's mother, a case was lodged under the relevant law with Paltan Model Police Station, naming Sharmin Academy Principal Sharmin Jahan and her husband Pabitra Kumar Barua as accused.