Madrasa teacher held for attempt to violate child

A madrasa teacher was arrested for allegedly attempting to violate a minor girl at his mess at Sabujbagh in the city on Saturday.
Police said the arrestee Habibullah Bashar, 32, of Kodomtola Darul Ulum Madrasa, used to teach Arabic to children at his mess.
The girl, aged around nine, came to his mess with other children in the afternoon for learning Arabic, said police.
Asaduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Sabujbagh Police Station, said Bashar told the victim and another minor girl to stay after finishing that day's tuition in the evening.
Sending the other girl to a nearby shop to buy some stuff, Bashar tried to violate the victim, he said.
Locals rushed to the mess and rescued her as she cried for help. They caught Bashar red handed and later handed him over to the police, the OC said.
Bashar, son of Atiar Rahman hailed from Alamdani village in Satkhira, admitted to his involvement in the incident during primary interrogation.
Victim's mother filed a case with Sabujbagh Police Station under women and children repression prevention act in this connection.