Student hangs herself after rape trauma; accused madrasa teacher arrested

A tragic incident occurred in Muksudpur, Gopalganj.

Ayesha Siddika raped a student in front of a female madrasa teacher, Mohammad Mahmudul Hasan Sikder (51). Unable to bear the social humiliation and torture, the student, Rupa Akhter (14), committed suicide by hanging herself 8 days after the incident.

Ayesha Siddika of Rupa Muksudpur was a student of the fifth Jamaat of the Hafezia Madrasa.

On Thursday morning, December 4, a teacher committed suicide by hanging herself at her home in Bamandanga village of Gohala union of the upazila. After the incident, angry locals arrested the accused teacher and handed him over to the police.

The accused madrasa teacher, Mohammad Mahmudul Hasan Sikder, is the son of Abdul Hamid Sikder of Barashia village in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat district.

The victim’s mother said, “Teacher Mahmudul Hasan forcibly raped my daughter after she left the madrasa. Later, he came home and told us. He committed suicide today, 8 days after the incident. I want the maximum punishment, hanging, for my daughter’s rapist.”

In this regard, Muksudpur Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Sheetal Chandra Pal said that an allegation has been made against the Huzoor of Bamandanga Mahila Madrasa of raping a student. The student committed suicide in the incident. The accused teacher, Mahmudul Hasan, has been arrested.

The body has been sent to Gopalganj morgue for autopsy. The real incident will be known after the autopsy, he said.