Madrasa teacher arrested for ‘sexually abusing boy’

Police on Sunday night arrested a madrasa teacher allegedly for abusing a nine-year old boy sexually at a Qawmi madrasa in Baganpara of Chuadanga district town on 21 April, reports UNB.

The arrestee is Jahurul Islam, son of late Abdul Hamid Mollah, from Chhatiyantola Rajapur village in the Jashore district.

Abu Zihad Fakhrul Alam Khan, officer-in-charge of Chuadanga sadar police station, said Arabic teacher Jahurul Islam of Sharmina Haque Hafizia Qawmi Madrasa called the class I student at his room on the night of Shab-e-Barat and abused the boy sexually. Later, he gave the boy Tk 10 to hide the incident.

When the incident came to light in the morning, the matter was informed to the madrasa governing body. However, they did not take any initiative in the last one week.

As the news spread, hundreds of local people surrounded the madrasa demanding punishment of the teacher.

On information, police arrested the teacher from the madrasa at night.

Additional superintendent of police Kanai Lal Sarker and Sadar upazila nirbahi officer Washimul Bari visited the spot and talked to students and locals.

Police said process of filing a case is underway.