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Police have arrested a teacher of a madrasah in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla over allegations of sexually abusing two residential students.
The accused, identified as Hafiz Kabir, 35, teaches at Kashinagar Markazul Ulum Hifz Madrasah in Kashinagar Bazar. He was arrested from the institution on Sunday night (November 1).
According to madrasah officials and local sources, Kabir joined the institution about a month ago. Soon after joining, he allegedly began sexually abusing two residential students of the Hifz section by luring them with various promises and threatening them.
The children had kept the matter secret out of fear of social stigma and threats to their lives. However, as the alleged abuse continued, they eventually informed their family members.
Following the disclosure, angry guardians and local residents gathered at the madrasah premises on Sunday afternoon and staged a protest, demanding exemplary punishment for the accused. They also informed the police.
A special police team subsequently raided the institution and arrested Kabir that night.
Two separate rape cases have been filed with Chauddagram Police Station in connection with the allegations. As the fathers of both children live abroad, one case was filed by an uncle and the other by a grandfather.
The teacher was formally shown arrested in connection with the cases.
Chauddagram Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Arif Hossain said police arrested the teacher immediately after receiving the allegations.
“Following the filing of the cases, he was sent to jail on Monday,” he said.