Madrasa head arrested for raping madrasa student in Raipura, Narsingdi

Staff Correspondent 

Police have arrested the madrasa’s Muhtamim Hafez Maulana Junaid Ahmed on charges of sexually assaulting a student of Jannatul Bushra Girls’ Madrasa in Raipura, Narsingdi district.

Raipura Police Station arrested him from Nabinagar Upazila of Brahmanbaria at 10 pm on Monday (April 27). Raipura Police Station OC Mujibur Rahman confirmed this information to the media.

The arrested Junaid Ahmed is the son of Musleh Uddin of Chanderkandi area of ​​the upazila and the Muhtamim (head teacher) of Jannatul Bushra Girls Madrasa. He has been in hiding since the incident.

It is learned that about two months ago, a student from Hasimpur-Kalabaria area of ​​Raipura municipality and her younger brother were admitted to the residential madrasa. It has been alleged that on April 24, around 2 am, the madrasa’s Muhtamim Junaid Ahmed touched the victim’s private parts.

After the incident, the student felt sick in the morning and went to her aunt’s house in Raipura Municipality town, Moulvibazar. When she asked her aunt about the reason for her illness, she told her aunt the whole incident. Later, the aunt informed the student’s parents over the phone. The victim’s mother filed a written complaint with Raipura Police Station on April 26.

Local sources said that Junaid Ahmed had previously been accused of sexually assaulting other students of the madrasa. But he allegedly became more reckless after his relatives did not give him due attention. Police said that the accused is being interrogated and detailed information about the incident is being collected and legal action will be taken.