Madrasa teacher gets life term for molesting student in Khagrachhari

A Khagrachhari court on Wednesday sentenced a madrasa teacher to life term imprisonment in a case filed over molesting a 10-year-old boy in 2017.

The lifer is Hafez Md Noman Mia alias Roman, a teacher of Choto Merung Al Iqra Hifzul Quran Madrasa at Dighinala of the district.

Khagrachhari Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Md Abu Taher handed down the verdict.

The court also ordered the lifer to give Tk 30,00,000 to the victim’s family as compensation.

According to the case statement, Noman Mia molested the student of the madrasa and a case was filed at Dighinala Police Station in this regard on August 23 in 2017.

On May 22 in 2018, charges were framed against Noman.

Source: United News of Bangladesh