Dhaka: A Bangladesh court has sentenced a madrasa teacher to life in prison on charges of raping a minor.

Judge Shamsunnahar of the Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-5 on Sunday handed down the verdict, reports bdnews24.

The convict, Hasmat Ali, will also have to pay a Tk 50,000 fine or serve another three months behind bars in case of failure to pay the sum.

The accused was present in the court at the time of hearing the ing.

HasmaHazmat worked for Alkasim Markazut Tahfiz Madrasa in Dakshinkhan’s Sardar Bari, raped the student in November 2019, reports bdnews24.

He had even threatened the girl not to reveal the issue to anyone.

The victim informed her mother about the issue and that led her to complain to the police against the accused.