Bangladesh jails 2 Hindus over anti-Islam remarks

DHAKA: A court has jailed two teachers in southern Bangladesh for making anti-Islam remarks. The case began when students at Hijla High School in Bagerhat district complained that the assistant teacher of a science class made the remarks, Magistrate Anwar Parvez told the Associated Press. The students, aged 17 to 18, along with others from a nearby school became incensed when the high school’s head teacher backed up his colleague. Students, parents and villagers attacked the teachers with sticks, forcing them to lock themselves in a room until police intervened, Parvez said. AP