Gazipur madrasa teacher held over torturing student
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Police detained a madrasa teacher on charges of torturing a nine-year-old student by burning him with a hot iron in Tongi, Gazipur.
Tongi East Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Maksudul Alam confirmed the matter on Sunday. The madrasa teacher is named Rabbi Hossain, 24. He taught at Miftahul Madrasa in the Cherag Ali area of Tongi. He lived at the madrasa.
Police detained him based on a written complaint filed by the child’s mother.
According to the complaint, around 3:30 pm on Wednesday, Rabbi tortured student Osman Gani Nayeem by burning the lower back part of his body with a hot iron. The following evening, the child’s mother went to the madrasa to bring him home. At that time, she learned about the incident. Following the incident, the child’s mother lodged a written complaint with Tongi East Police Station.
OC Maksudul said the legal action is ongoing.
