A madrasa cook in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram was arrested Tuesday for sexually assaulting five students.
The arrestee was identified as Hafez Zaker, 19.
Officer-in-Charge of Boalkhali police station, Md. Abdul Karim said Zaker was arrested following a case filed under Prevention of Violence against Women and Children Act by one of the victim’s parents.
Zaker used to work as a cook at an orphanage and Hefzkhana in Pashchim Saroatali Madrasa.
Parent of a victim said his 9-year-old son was reluctant about going back to the madrasa after his Ramadan vacation ended on May 31.
At one point he said, Zaker had raped him twice on April 5 and May 2. He spoke of some other classmates who have faced the same thing at different times.
Later the plaintiff talked to the other victims and their parents. As their statements matched, the parent filed the case informing the director of the Madrasa.
Sub-Inspector Razaul Jabbar, the investigation officer of the case, said the case is under investigation and Zaker was handed over to the law this afternoon.