KUSHTIA, Sept. 30 -- Police detained a schoolteacher in Daulatpur upazila of Kushtia on Wednesday for allegedly making derogatory and objectionable remarks about Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in a classroom.

The detained teacher, Golam Kibria Lalon, teaches Bangla at Pragpur Secondary School. He was detained from the Bheramara-Pragpur regional highway area around 11am.

According to locals, guardians and students, the incident took place around 3pm on Tuesday during a Bangla class of Grade 10 students.

During the class, a discussion reportedly arose about a recent Bangla-language speech delivered by the prime minister at the United Nations. Students alleged that Lalon made comments about the prime minister's Bangla pronunciation and sub...