8-Year-Old Madrasa Student Raped in Savar

Savar Correspondent

An 8-year-old madrasa student has allegedly been raped by a 19-year-old youth named Md. Russell in Ashulia, Savar. The victim’s father has filed a case against the accused.

The accused, Russell, is the son of Md. Babul, a businessman from Nabinagar area of Lalmohan upazila in Bhola.

On Tuesday, March 11, the victim’s father filed a case under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act at Ashulia Police Station.

According to the case statement, the victim’s family lives in a rented room on the second floor of a residential building in the Kaichabari area of Ashulia. Both parents work in garment factories. The child is a student at a madrasa in Ashulia. On February 28, their relative, Md. Russell, came to visit them at their home.

On Monday, March 9, the couple left for work as usual, leaving their daughter and Russell at home. Around 8:00 AM, Russell’s father called the victim’s father, informing him that Russell had been detained by unknown individuals near their home in Ashulia.

Upon hearing the news, the victim’s father returned home and found Russell missing. Instead, he saw his daughter crying in a nearby room. Later, the child and neighbors informed him that Russell had raped the girl around 7:00 AM and fled the scene. Russell allegedly lied to his family, claiming he was not present at the scene during the incident.

The investigating officer, Sub-Inspector (SI) Md. Masud of Ashulia Police Station, said, “The victim’s father has filed a case under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. Efforts are underway to bring the accused under the law. The child has been sent to the One Stop Crisis Center (OCC) at Dhaka Medical College Hospital for a medical examination and advanced treatment.”