A Netrokona court has sentenced a madrasa teacher to death for raping an 11-year-old student in Madan upazila of Netrokona, resulting in her pregnancy, reports Bangla Tribune.
The court also fined him Tk1 lakh.
The convict, Aman Ullah Mahmudi, also known as Sagar, was present when the verdict was announced by Judge Abdus Salam of the Netrokona District and Sessions Judge Court at around 1pm on Wednesday. The judge also presides over the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal.
The court had fixed November 11 for the verdict after concluding arguments from the prosecution and defence on October 28. During the hearing, the accused sought acquittal in exchange for transferring ownership of his remaining 12-decimal plot of land, but the court rejected the proposal.
According to the case statement, in November 2025, Aman Ullah Mahmudi, a teacher and director of a women's Qawmi madrasa in Pachhat Barabari village of Kaitail union in Madan upazila, summoned the student to the institution and raped her.
He threatened to kill her if she disclosed the incident. The child remained silent out of fear and eventually stopped attending the madrasa.
Later, her family members became suspicious after noticing physical changes. In April, they took her to a doctor, where it was confirmed that she was pregnant.
On April 23, the victim's mother filed a case with Madan police station, accusing the teacher and his brother, Mamun Mia.
The incident sparked widespread outrage across the country. RAB-14 also launched an investigation. On May 6, the main accused, Sagar, was arrested in Gouripur upazila of Mymensingh. Police later secured a three-day remand to interrogate him.
On July 2, the victim gave birth to a girl at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital.
Following a court order, a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) team collected DNA samples from the newborn and sent them to Dhaka for testing. The report found a 99.99% match between the newborn's DNA and that of the accused teacher.
After receiving the DNA test report, Sub-Inspector Aktaruzzaman, the investigating officer of the case, submitted a charge sheet to the court on August 27, naming Aman Ullah Mahmudi and his brother Mamun Mia as accused.
Arguments from both sides concluded on October 28, when the court fixed November 11 for delivering the verdict.