Tutor sentenced to death for raping a 7-year-old child in the capital

In a case concerning the rape of a 7-year-old child in the Banasree area of the capital, the court has handed down a death sentence to the child’s tutor, Zahidul Islam. 

On Wednesday, Judge Joysree Samaddar of the Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-3 pronounced the verdict.

As per the case details, in 2021, Zahidul Islam, the tutor, raped the 7-year-old daughter of a security guard residing in the Banasree neighborhood of Khilgaon, Dhaka. 

While teaching Arabic, he locked the bathroom door and committed the act of rape. Following the incident, a case was registered at Khilgaon Police Station.

After the verdict was announced, the prosecution lawyer, Sazzad Hossain, commented, "The victim‍‍`s family has received justice."

The defense lawyer, Mohammad Imran Hossain, expressed discontent with the death penalty, stating, "We will appeal to the higher court against the verdict."