Netrokona
Madrasa teacher sentenced to death for raping student
Photo: Aman Ullah Sagor
A court has sentenced Aman Ullah Sagor, a madrasa teacher, to death for raping an 11-year-old female student in Madan upazila of Netrokona.
The other accused, Mamun Mia, has been acquitted.
Netrokona Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Abdus Salam announced the verdict on Wednesday afternoon.
Nurul Kabir Rubel, public prosecutor (PP) of the tribunal, said the verdict was delivered in the presence of the accused.
According to the case statement, the incident took place in November 2025 at a female Qawmi madrasa in Panchhat Barabari village under Kaitail Union of Madan upazila. Aman Ullah called the child to the institution and raped her. He threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident to anyone, prompting the child to keep it secret out of fear. At one point, she stopped attending the madrasa.
Later, family members became suspicious after noticing physical changes in the child. In April this year, they sought medical attention and confirmed that the 11-year-old girl was pregnant.
On April 23, the child’s mother filed a case with Madan Police Station, accusing madrasa teacher Aman Ullah and his brother Maimun, also known as Mamun Mia.
The incident sparked widespread outrage across the country after it came to light. On May 6, Aman Ullah, the prime accused, was arrested from the Gouripur area of Mymensingh. Police later took him on a three-day remand for interrogation.
Meanwhile, while the trial was underway, the child gave birth to a baby girl at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital on July 2.
Following a court order, a team from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) collected DNA samples from the newborn and sent them to Dhaka for testing.
The final test report found a match between the newborn’s DNA and that of accused Aman Ullah.
