In a remote village in Shangla, a young boy was recently beaten to death by his teachers — for the "crime" of being absent from his madrassa for two days. His bruised and lifeless body now serves as a chilling indictment of a system that has gone unchecked for far too long. It tells a story of a failed educational model, a broken moral order, and a collective national negligence.

The teachers involved were not lone wolves. They are part of a system that normalises violence, silences compassion, and rewards conformity over critical thinking. They are not educators; they are enforcers of a pedagogy built on fear, rote learning, and emotional suppression. And society continues to look away — shocked, perhaps, but ultimately silent.

Let us be honest: this is not a one-off tragedy. It is a pattern. Madrassas, particularly in rural and underprivileged areas, are increasingly becoming hubs of psychological abuse, ideological rigidity, and physical violence. This is not to say that every madrassa or every teacher is guilty. But when a........

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