Madrasa teachers fined for stealing and eating neighbor’s goat

❐ District Representative

Teachers at a local madrasa in Gazipur city stole a goat from a neighbor who was raising it for sacrifice, slaughtered it, and ate it. When the incident was later revealed, an attempt was made to cover up the matter by imposing fines.

The incident took place on Wednesday, May 6th, at Jamia Madinatul Quran Madrasa in Uttar Salna village, Ward 23 of Gazipur city.

Locals said that a woman used to raise a goat next to the madrasa. The goat used to graze around the madrasa. One day, the madrasa teachers secretly stole the goat, slaughtered it and ate it.

The victim woman said that her house is next to the madrasa. The madrasa teachers had taken her goat, slaughtered it and put the meat in the fridge. Later, when the incident came to light, they tried to resolve the matter by arresting the people of the area.

However, the madrasa authorities have fabricated a false story about the incident. They claim that the goat had been destroying the saplings of various plants planted in the madrasa premises for a long time. Although the owner was warned, no action was taken, and the students caught the goat on the day of the incident. But when it suddenly fell ill, it was forcibly slaughtered.

However, Mahmudul Hasan, the son of the madrasa director, has a different claim. He said that the goat had entered the madrasa and was destroying the plants. Despite repeated reports, the goat was not controlled. Therefore, the goat was slaughtered.

However, he further claimed that the goat was a little sick. The villagers were called and the matter was settled. The goat was given the price that the elders had determined in the arbitration.

Meanwhile, Toufiq Uddin, the secretary of the madrasa’s mosque, said, “Many things happen in anger. What happened with the goat has been resolved. It’s better not to talk about it anymore.”

Gazipur Sadar Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Mehedi Hasan said that the police are not aware of the matter. Action will be taken after investigation.