Police have arrested a madrasa teacher in Tongi, Gazipur, for allegedly burning a nine-year-old student with a hot iron.
The accused, Rabbi Hossain, 25, was detained late Sunday and later shown arrested in a case filed over a written complaint by the child's mother.
Rabbi teaches at Miftahul Madrasa in the Cherag Ali area of Tongi. He is a resident of Hossainpur Upazila in Kishoreganj.
According to the complaint, the teacher allegedly pressed a hot iron against the boy's lower back on Wednesday afternoon.
The next day, when the mother went to the madrasa to bring her son home, the child told her about the alleged abuse. She subsequently lodged a written complaint with Tongi East Police Station.
Officer-in-Charge of the police station, Maksudul Alam, said the teacher had initially admitted to the incident during questioning.
He said a case was filed based on the mother's complaint and the teacher was shown arrested. He was scheduled to be produced before a court on Monday.