26 Madrasha students raped, 4 tortured, 1 crippled in November 2020

26 Madrasha students raped, 4 tortured, 1 crippled in November 2020

A new month of some reports on child rape. In last month, November 2020, at least 26 children have been reportedly raped by teachers in different Qwami Madrasas, Maktabs and Mosques. Out of them, 24 are boys and 2 girls. Four children faced ruthless torture while one became lifetime crippled. I would like to write few observational words on the reports like every other month.

October Sees 33 Child Rapes & 66 Inhuman Torture of Children In Madrasas

A title of Somoytv on October 3, 2020 reads ‘Madrasa boy raped after tying his hands-legs’. The incident took place in Narayanganj. The victim went to a fishery project in North Shaktoli village on November 3 afternoon. Finding him single Ana Mia allegedly took him to a nearby abandoned machine house, tied upon his legs and hands and later raped him. This Ana Mia is not a person belongs to a Madrasa. He is a businessman in profession. You can ask me why I brought this topic here while the rapist is a businessman. Of course there is a reason, the reply will be - Ana Mia thought that Madrasa student used to face rape regularly. What was the problem if he does so!

The following day, on November 4, another title of Somoytv reads ‘Madrasa teacher held for raping student in Laxmipur’. If you go through the news, you will find that 6 boys were raped by him. I would say that the real scenario is still missing here. I think, the teacher attempted to rape every child of the Madrasa. He might not be successful to rape everyone, but all of them were victimized by his lust. Probably, the last victim disclosed the matter and the incidents came to light. And if anyone won’t reveal, the teacher would never have been caught. Look, here either police interrogated him and found the information or the children disclosed the incidents. I said it before. I would like to request the police, from now on, in every case the culprits must be quizzed well. So that, all the rape incidents get screened. If the students are asked nicely they may also speak the truth. The police should bring out every incident of that very Madrasa. In an incident of last month we saw how a police officer did it meritoriously.

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You may have noticed that we are getting such news every now and then. Some day we get multiple pieces of news. But how many news have we got about justice? After so many days on November, 05, 2020 we heard that ‘Madrasa teacher served lifetime for raping 5th grader’. You read my book, seeing such news now-a-days. What is the ratio of justice in comparison to the incidents occurred in Madrasa? It means, the rapists escape the justice through legal loopholes and repeatedly take steps to commit similar crime.

The eyes of many readers got stuck on a report published on November 14. The title reads ‘Children raped showing fear of curse’! This is the most used method to rape children in Qwami Madrasa. Such titles are not anew. Very often it is found that many Madrasa teachers use to rape students showing them fear of doing harm by using Quran, or murdering by Jwin (invincible creature) or hurting parents. This is an obsolete way. Now it is a question that how such illogical, imaginary and unreal thought get room in a child mind? This is a familial teaching. The kids get such lesson from every senior members of his/her family along with the surrounding people. Children hear from the Islamic speakers that the Jwin (invincible creature) invite children or use to take them luring fruits, sweets. Video of such speech are available in everyone’s mobile phone. Such videos have millions of shares in Youtube or facebook. Who will save the children from such nuisance? Not only the belief as such, 95 percent people believe that a Hafez of Quran possesses such miraculous power. I may write many books or speak at talkshows, but what is the benefit? Guardians of those children would never read my book or watch the talkshows. Second offspring of the maid currently serves my home, studies in a Qami Madrasa. She often says, her child does not want to stay in Madrasa. If I tell her the real picture she won’t come back for work.

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I was torn seeing another news report in Daily Jugantor published on November 24. The title reads ‘Backbone of a boy cracked by Madrasa teacher’s torture. In the photo victim, Nur Jamal, was seen sitting hunchbacked. There is a belt worn at his waist. Everyone must get hurt seeing his grimy face. What type of wrong he committed that he had to face such inhumane torture! However, no case was filed regarding the issue. Instead, denying such incident the alleged Madrasa teacher, Hafez Md Abu Bakar, told the reporter that he just punished a little for mischief. A little mischief crippled the child. If the punishment was big, he might have killed the boy. The child had been undergoing treatment behind his family concern. The victim lost his ability to move being hunchbacked. Nur Jamal now has to wear belt on his waist. He is likely to keep wearing for lifetime. Alas! The life. The boy had to face such torture so that his parents may get heaven. But how a lifetime paralyzed boy will bear the burden of his parents along with he himself! Doesn’t he bear the burden by his own? Everything is like a tale of uncertainty. The future of thousands of Qwami Madrasa students became unsure every year. How the nation will bear such paralysis?

Report on Child rape & Torture in Madrasa, November 2020

(Based on reports published in Dailies and Online portals)

Report Porduced by: Saiful Baten Tito

Dated	Title	Source	District	Gender	Number of Victims	Type
November 2	Madrasa teacher held for raping girl in Banshkhali	Bdnews24.com	Chattogram	Girl	01	Rape
November 3	Madrasa student raped after tying legs-hands in Nangolcoat	Somoytv News online	Cumilla	Boy	01	Rape
November 4	Madrasa teacher held in Laxmipur for raping student	Somoytv News online	Laxmipur	Boy	06	Rape
November 5	Raping 5^th grader girl: Madrasa teacher served lifetime	Dhaka Tribune	Bagerhat	Girl	01	Rape case verdict
November 5	Rangpur Mosque Imam held over raping child	Daily Prothom Alo	Rangpur	Girl	01	Rape
November 6	Teacher nabbed over raping student of Faridpur Madrasa	Barta Bazar	Faridpur	Boy	01	Rape
November 8	Madrasa teacher held for Repeatedly rape	Dhaka Tribune	Narayanganj	Boy	01	Rape
November 9	Student reportedly attempted to rape, Madrasa teacher held	Bangla Tribune	Thakurgaon	Boy	01	Attempt to rape
November 10	Student raped by Mosque Muazzin	Bangla Tribune	Dinajpur	Boy	01	Rape
November 11	Child raped while teaching Quran, Madrasa teacher held	Bangladesh Protidin	Gazipur	Boy	01	Rape
November 12	Teacher held over raping Fatulla Madrasa student	Bangla Tribune	Narayanganj	Boy	01	Rape
November 14	8-year old child ruthlessly tortured in Roumari Qawmi Madrasa	Daily Ittefaq	Sylhet	Boy	01	Torture
November 14	Children raped showing fear of curse	Barta24	Cumilla	Boy	6	Rape
November 16	Madrasa teacher held over raping children	Daily Samakal	Cumilla	Boy	01	Rape
November 17	Narayanganj Madrasa teacher held over beating student	News Narayanganj	Narayanganj	Boy	01	Torture
November 17	Teacher held for raping Habiganj Madrasa student	NTV Online	Habiganj	Boy	01	Rape
November 18	Teachers beat student tying hands-legs	Somoy News	Narayanganj	Boy	01	Torture
November 20	Teacher held in raping Madrasa student case	Bangla Tribune	Cumilla	Boy	01	Rape
November 22	Boy assaulted in Arabic class, Imam held	Dhaka Tribune	Barishal	Boy	01	Rape
November 24	Backbone of child cracked in torture by Madrasa teacher	Daily Jugantar	Borguna	Boy	01	Torture
November 26	Two Madrasa teacher held for raping 2 children	Dhaka Tribune	Tangail	Boy	02	Rape
November 26	Madrasa teacher held in Gouripur over raping	Daily Prothom Alo	Mymensingh	Boy	01	Rape