A madrasa teacher was arrested for allegedly trying to rape one of his students in Kendua Upazila of Netrokona on Friday.
The arrestee is Maulana Abul Khayer Belali, 55, a teacher of Atharabari Maa Hawa Qawmi Mahila Madrasa.
Rasheduzzaman, officer-in-charge of Kendua Police Station, said Belali forcefully picked a 11-year-old girl to his room around 9am and tried to rape her.
“Students rushed to his room hearing the victim’s scream and caught the teacher red-handed,” the OC said.
Locals rushed to the spot and tried to beat the accused. Later, police detained Belali, he said.