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Staff Reporter, Habiganj/

An allegation of rape of a schoolgirl was found in Jantari village of Habiganj’s Nabiganj upazila. After the incident, the local leaders tried to resolve the matter.

Meanwhile, as the matter was not resolved and the girl’s condition was alarming, she was admitted to Habiganj Sadar Hospital on Friday afternoon. She is said to be a class 10 student of a local madrassa.

The student said that on November 20, she left the room to answer the call of nature around 2 o’clock. Kawsar Mia (30), son of Tachkir Mia of the same village in Uppet from the east, picked her up with a towel on her face and raped her in a secluded place and left her at home in the morning. Later, Kausar’s parents tried to scuttle the matter. However, the locals said that Kawsar had a love relationship with the daughter of Abdul Ahad of the same village.

The OC of Nabiganj Police Station said that after hearing the incident, the statement of the victim was taken at Sadar Hospital and the police is seriously investigating the matter.