A madrassah superintendent was arrested on charges of raping a female student of fourth-grader in Paikgachha of Khulna on Wednesday.
The 55-year-old Md Habibur Rahman is the superintendent of Lashkar-Paikgachha Islamia Dakhil Madrassah.
On Monday, Habibur asked the student to go to the madrassah with an assignment, Paikgachha police officer-in-charge Ejaz Shafi said.
‘As the student arrived, Habibur forcibly took her to his room and raped her.’
The victim's grandmother filed a case with Paikgachha police.
The victim was taken to Khulna Medical College and Hospital for medical tests, Ejaz said.
On November 17, parliament passed the women and children repression prevention bill 2020 with the death penalty as the highest punishment for rape.
The move came following days of protests about the country's high level of sexual violence against women.
At least 1,000 rapes were reported in Bangladesh during January-September this year, according to Ain o Salish Kendra.
Forty-five of the victims were killed after rape and 12 others took their own lives.
Three women and nine men were killed for protesting against sexual harassment, ASK said.
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