A madrasa teacher was sued in a case filed over the rape of a third-grader in Shalikha upazila of the district on Saturday.The accused is Israel Mollah, 55, an assistant teacher of Bahar Bag Abediya Dakhil Madrasa of Magura Sadar Upazila.A case was filed at Shalikha police in this regard following a complaint lodge by the victim's mother Faziron Begum, said Bisharul Islam, officer-in-charge of the police station.According to the case statement, the 8-year-old victim went to Israel's house to bring fish kept in his fridge on Friday noon. Read: 5 get death sentence for raping teenage girl in KhulnaTaking advantage of an empty house, Israel took the girl to his room and raped her. Later, the victim’s mother filed a complaint over the matter, added the statement.

Police arrested a madrasa teacher from Daganbhuiyan upazila in Feni for alleged sexual assault on an eight-year old male student on Thursday. The teacher was identified as Mowlana Abdul Jalil,21, resident teacher of Kawmi and Hafezia Madrasa in Bhabanipur village in Rajapur union. “The accused teacher has been on the crime for a long time. Recently the student refused to go back to the madrasa after the vacation ended. As his parents inquired, he informed them of the matter, “ said Joynal Abedin Mamun, Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Rajapur. Md Hasan Imam, officer-in-charge of Daganbhuiyan police station said the teacher was arrested after a case was filed by the student’s father with police. “The man used to threaten to beat the boy and swear by religion to force upon him. He has been jailed by the court and the boy has been sent to hospital for medical tests,” said the OC.    

Police detained a madrasa principal in Feni on Sunday for torturing a 7-year-old student by tying him up with iron chain. The detainee was identified as Fakhrul Islam, principal of Dewlia Nurania Hafezia Madrasa at Puba Chandrapur union in Daganbhuiyan upazila. Victim Zahidul Hasan was rescued at 3 am when he escaped from the madrasa and came before a police van, said Hasan Imam, Officer-in-Charge of Dagonbhuiyan police station. Also read: Madrasa girl ‘kills self’ in Chandpur Zahidul’s father Abdulah Al Mamun said his son was admitted to the Hifz section of the madrasa this year and many students there alleged the teacher beat them up. “On Saturday I took Zahid back to madrasa after he fled saying he won’t study there as they torture him. The principal promised such an incident won’t occur again,” he said. Later at night the accused principal locked Zahidul in a room and injured him by beating him with a stick, said police quoting the victim. Also read: Madrasa teacher electrocuted in Madaripur Victim’s father has lodged a complaint with police in this regard, said OC Hasan Imam.

A 55-year-old director of a women’s madrasa in Darshana upazila of Chuadanga has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old student on several occasions. The arrestee has been identified as Mufti Golam Kibria. A purported video of the accused admitting to the heinous crime has gone viral. Kibria was, in fact, nabbed by local residents on Thursday as he attempted to flee when the girl's parents confronted him after the rape survivor confided in them. AHM Lutful Kabir, officer-in-charge of Darshana police station, said the accused was handed over to cops by locals and a rape case was filed against him on a complaint from the father of the girl. According to the complaint, Kibria raped the child, a third grade student of the same madrasa, repeatedly over a period of time in a rented house in the vicinity. The girl's parents got a whiff of her crime from her classmates after she narrated her ordeal to them. Later the girl confided in her parents too. READ: Madrasa teacher lands in jail for raping 2 students in Panchagarh Ahmed Ali Bishwash, investigating officer in the case, said medical tests of the student have been conducted and she also recorded her statement before a judicial magistrate. The accused was produced in a local court and remanded in police custody for further interrogation, he said. Bangladesh's rape epidemic Sexual assaults on women, including children, continue unabated in Bangladesh, despite the government introducing death penalty for rape in 2020. Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) data shows that 1,018 children were raped in 2020 alone, but only 683 police cases had been filed. Also, 116 survivors were six years old or below. Overall, 1,627 rape cases were reported in 2020 and 53 of the women were killed by the perpetrators while 14 took their own lives, as per the data. However, ASK's data is just the tip of the iceberg, according to aid agencies, who report that most women are too afraid to report rape. In October 2020, the country was rocked by protests after a woman was allegedly attacked and raped in Noakhali. In November, 2020, Bangladesh introduced capital punishment for rape, following days of protests against sexual violence against women in several cities across the country. But human rights organisations say the move will not solve the country's rape crisis, as the survivors of the heinous crime are often stigmatised in the society.

Two madrasa students were killed and 6 more sustained injuries as a speeding truck collided with an auto-van in Kenduli area of Joypurhat sadar upazila on Monday. The deceased were identified as Zihad,10, and Abdullah,9, both students of Shailotti Hafizia Madrasa in Panchbibi upazila. The injured were all students and teachers from the same madrasa and they are currently being treated at Joypurhat Modern District Hospital. Officer-in-Charge of Joypurhat sadar police station Alamgir Jahan said around evening on  Monday  some students were returning to the madrasa in an auto-van after collecting donations from different villages. READ: Chandpur road crash leaves two dead Near the Kenduli area a speeding truck from the opposite side collided with the auto-van, leaving Zihad dead on the spot, said the OC. Fire service officials rescued the seven others injured and admitted them to the district hospital. Abdullah  was referred by the hospital to Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College for more advanced treatment, but died on the way there. READ: Bank official killed in Magura road crash  The truck driver was detained with the truck in this regard, said OC Alamgir.

In a predawn gun attack on a madrasa at Cox’s Bazar Ukhiya Rohingya Camp on Friday left six people dead, police said. Four of the deceased were identified as madrasa teacher Md Idris,32, from camp-12; Ibrahim Hossain,24, from camp-9; madrasa student Azizul Haque,22, and Md Amin,32, both from camp-18. They died on the spot. Read: Want killing nowhere: Momen about Mohib Ullah murder Later, Nur Alam alias Halim,45, a madrasa teacher from camp-18, Hamidullah,55, another madrasa teacher from camp-24 and student Nur kaysar, 15, from camp-18 succumbed to their wounds while being treated at a healthcare facility of a Rohingya camp. Superintendent of Police Shihab Kaysar and head of Armed Police Battalion-8 (APBn) said miscreants attacked Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama Al-Islamiyah Madrasa at block H-52 of Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (FDMN) camp-18 around 4 am, leaving four people dead on the spot.

Hafez Abu Darda has secured the first position with 99 percent marks in the central examination of Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board (Befaqul Madarisiddinia Bangladesh) held in 2021. He was a student of Madrasatun Noor Dhaka Al Islamiyah Al Madaniyah Madrasha which is located in Kuril, Dhaka. Hailing from Ishapashar village in Tarail upazila of Kishoreganj, Hafez Abu Dard is the youngest son of Abu Taher, said a press release. All the seven sons and four daughters of Abu Taher are Hafez and Mufti and studying  in madrasha. Abu Taher is also the founding chairman of Madrasatun Noor Dhaka Al Islamiyah Al Madaniyah in Kuril, Dhaka. Read DU to take exams online from July 1 if Covid situation remains unchanged

A madrasa boy has allegedly been assaulted sexually by its teacher in Nandigram upazila.