Published on 12:00 AM, March 01, 2016

Murder of schoolgirl by stalkers sparks protest in Manikganj

Accompanied by locals, students and teachers of Mansur Uddin High School in Ghior upazila under Manikganj district form a human chain at Baniajuri on Dhaka-Aricha highway yesterday, demanding arrest and punishment of the killers of Moyna Akhter, a Class IX student of the school. Photo: Star
Our Correspondent, Manikganj

Students of Kellai Monsur Uddin High School held a rally and formed a human chain beside Dhaka-Aricha highway in Ghior upazila of the district yesterday, demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the stalkers who killed a female student of the institution on Saturday.

The deceased is ninth grader Tammi Akhter Moyna, 15, daughter of Tayab Ali Biswas of Kakjor village in the upazila.

On Thursday afternoon, a gang of stalkers, allegedly led by one Rabbi and Sohan, hit Moyna from behind while she was returning home from her school in the upazila.

Seriously injured Moyna was rushed to Manikganj General Hospital and shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) as her condition deteriorated. On Saturday night, she succumbed to her injuries at DMCH.

The victim's father filed a case, accusing Rabbi and Sohan in this connection, said Mizanur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Ghior Police Station.

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