JAMALPUR (BANGLADESH)
Network Bangladesh [Dhaka, Bangladesh]
October 27, 2026
By NB Staff
A court in Dewanganj, Jamalpur, has sentenced an imam named Musa Mia to life imprisonment for raping a teenage student and fined him Tk 5 lakh, ordering that the fine be paid to the victim. Judge Muhammad Abdur Rahim of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1 of the Jamalpur District and Sessions Judge’s Court announced the verdict on Sunday, October 25, afternoon. Convicted Musa Mia is the son of Md. Monirul Islam of Harichandi village under Fulchhari police station in Gaibandha district and used to lead and teach at a Jama Masjid in the Sanandbari Mandalpara area of Dewanganj upazila. State lawyer Fazlul Haque said the girl used to study Arabic at the mosque where Musa Mia was imam and teacher, and every morning he would give the other students a day off and keep the girl in the mosque to do cleaning work. Taking that opportunity, Musa Mia raped the girl on November 28 and December 1 and 2, tempting her with marriage. Later, when family members came to know, the girl’s mother filed a case with Dewanganj Police Station on December 8 that year. The state lawyer said police investigated and submitted a report to the court on May 5, 2021, and the court announced the verdict after taking the testimonies of 10 witnesses.