55-yr-old teacher arrested for ‘raping, impregnating’ 5th grader

A primary school headmaster in Dagonbhuiyan upazila of Feni is facing charges of raping and impregnating a 12-year-old girl, reports UNB.

Abdul Karim, 55, the headmaster of Khushipur Government Primary School, was arrested on Thursday night from his residence at Khushipur village.

The fifth grader was found pregnant after she was taken to a hospital. She told her relatives that the headmaster had sexually abused her.

A number of locals tried to negotiate a deal between the girl's family and the headmaster. But police intervened when they learned about the incident.

Police spoke with the victim around 10:30pm before arresting Karim.

Abu Saleh, officer-in-charge of Dagonbhuiyan police station, said they were investigating the matter.