Published : 24 October 2026
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Updated : 24 October 2026, 02:40
A madrasa teacher was sent to jail on Thursday in a case filed against him for allegedly sexually harassing a seven-year-old female student of the institution.
The accused, Moslem Ahmed, 30, is the vice-principal of the madrasa in Tongi, Gazipur.
On Wednesday, the girl’s relatives and local residents beat up Moslem and handed him over to police.
He was subsequently arrested in a case filed by the girl’s father under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act and produced before a court on Thursday. The judge ordered that he be sent to jail, said Tongi West Police Station Officer-in-Charge Arifur Rahman.
According to the girl’s family, Moslem sexually harassed the first-grader on the madrasa’s ground-floor staircase on October 20 and threatened to beat her if she told anyone.
Frightened, the girl stopped attending the madrasa for three consecutive days. When her family asked her why, she told her parents about the incident.
After learning about it, her father went to the madrasa on Wednesday afternoon and sought an explanation from the vice-principal.
As news spread, agitated local residents gathered on the premises, surrounded Moslem and beat him up.
On information, Tongi West police rushed to the scene, rescued him and took him into custody.
Meanwhile, the madrasa authorities filed a separate complaint with police alleging vandalism and assaults on teachers.
Several videos showing Moslem being beaten have been circulating on Facebook since Thursday.
In a 24-second video, several people are seen questioning Moslem. He is heard saying that he has a “different kind of relationship” with students, particularly first-graders. When he mentions kissing, several of the girl’s relatives slap and beat him.
Another clip, lasting two minutes and 29 seconds, shows several people beating the teacher while others try to stop them.
The girl’s relatives alleged that the madrasa authorities had taken no action despite being informed about the incident.
However, Almas Hossain, founder and principal of the madrasa, claimed that the incident had been orchestrated by a group of 15-16 people to damage the institution’s reputation.
He alleged that other teachers and security personnel were also assaulted while trying to save Moslem. He further claimed that the madrasa office was vandalised and Tk 17 lakh and five mobile phones were looted.
The girl’s father denied the allegation of looting.
He also said he had been receiving death threats from various quarters since the incident, with threatening comments being posted about him on social media, leaving him feeling unsafe.
OC Arifur said police would investigate the matter and take further action as necessary.