A mobile court in Jaldhaka of Nilphamari has sentenced an imam of a local mosque to three months' imprisonment for harassing a schoolgirl repeatedly.
Maulana Nurunnabi, 32, the imam of Baktiar Para Utachhari mosque of the upazila, was sent to jail Thursday morning, Jaldhaka OC Mofiz Uddin told the Dhaka Tribune.
The accused had long been proposing to marry the class X student of Jaldhaka Pilot High School on her way to and from the school.
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On Wednesday afternoon, Nurunnabi obstructed the girl again when she was returning home after attending an examination at the school.
The girl informed the headmaster about the matter immediately, following which the teachers caught Nurunnabi and handed him over to the police.
Upazila Nirbahi Officer Mohammad Rashedul Huq Pradhan conducted a hearing the same night and gave Nurunnabi three months' jail after he confessed his crimes.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
