The parents and guardians alleged that their children were maltreated in the name of ‘counselling and therapy’ by the teachers and staff of the Smiling Children Special School located in Aftabnagar, Badda. Over 50 parents thronged the school gate to voice their protest Friday morning as the school authorities, in the face of the allegation, kept the school shut on Thursday without any notice. Instead, we get the allegation of abuse,” one parent told the bdnews24.com. “The school authorities kept the school door shut on Thursday without any notice. The agitated guardians said they would also gather in front of the school on Sunday to press home their demands.

Source: bd News24 March 10, 2017 17:00 UTC