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"We called their guardians and told them their boys have trimmed their beards, which is against the uniform rules of the madrassa. They have been told to stay out of the madrassa until they sport beards again," he told AFP.
Many Islamic teachers disapprove of shaving, and Hussain said it was against the founding principles of his madrassa.
One of the expelled students told AFP that dozens of students who were boarding in the school's dormitories had been thrown off the campus.
"The principal and several teachers summoned us and instantly ordered us out," the 17-year-old told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Nearly three million, mostly poor, pupils attend thousands of state-sponsored madrassas in Bangladesh, accounting for 10 percent of the country's student population.
A further two million students attend unrecognised religious schools.
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Many Islamic teachers disapprove of shaving, and Hussain said it was against the founding principles of his madrassa.
One of the expelled students told AFP that dozens of students who were boarding in the school's dormitories had been thrown off the campus.
"The principal and several teachers summoned us and instantly ordered us out," the 17-year-old told AFP on condition of anonymity.
Nearly three million, mostly poor, pupils attend thousands of state-sponsored madrassas in Bangladesh, accounting for 10 percent of the country's student population.
A further two million students attend unrecognised religious schools.
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