Science teacher Hridoy Mondol gets bail

Science teacher Hridoy Chandra Mondol, who was arrested allegedly for "hurting religious sentiment", has secured bail upon a bond of Tk 5,000.

Munshiganj District Additional and Sessions Judge Motahar Akter granted him the bail Sunday afternoon.

On March 20, a conversation took place between a student and teacher Hridoy Mondol over science and religion, which was recorded by the student. Later, the student spread the conversation's recoding over social media platforms.

School's office assistant Md Asad filed a case accusing him of hurting religious sentiment. On March 22, he was arrested.