A court in Faridpur on Thursday convicted a man and sentenced him to death for raping an eight-year-old schoolgirl in 2021.
Faridpur District and Sessions Judge Md Abul Bashar Mia handed down the punishment.
The convict is identified as Akidul Sheikh, 25, son of Selim Sheikh of Nauapara village in Alfadanga upazila of the district. The court also fined him Tk 2 lakh.
According to the prosecution, Akidul forcibly took the Class III student to a bamboo grove beside a road and raped her while she was on her way to school on June 20, 2021.
Later, she managed to reach her school. Noticing that the girl was in distress, the school authorities informed her parents.
She was taken to Faridpur Medical College and Hospital for treatment.
On June 21, 2021, the girl’s father filed a case with Alfadanga Police Station.
Police later submitted a charge sheet against Akidul.
