OUR CORRESPONDENT, Pirojpur

A teacher at a madrasa in Pirojpur has been suspended after allegations emerged that he sexually abused male students, with the managing committee taking action following an internal investigation.

“After finding proof, the madrasa managing committee has suspended Kawser Hosen, 46, a muhaddis at Togra Darul Islam Kamil Madrasa,” said Abdullahil Mahmud, acting principal of the institution, yesterday.

“We will write to Kustia Islamic University authority, and they will take the next decision,” he added.

Recently, a video was leaked showing the accused teacher allegedly sexually abusing a student inside a room on the madrasa campus.

Madrasa sources said the incident happened at the end of last year when the victim reportedly went to Kawser for private lessons, adding that during the incident, someone outside the room recorded the act.

The matter first came to the notice of the madrasa authorities in December last year. A three-member probe committee was formed in February this year to investigate the allegations.

Following the investigation, the committee submitted its report to the managing committee last month, after which Kawser was suspended in May.

Md Sayful Alam, an assistant teacher at the madrasa and a member of the probe committee, said the inquiry had uncovered evidence of wrongdoing.

He further said the accused had committed similar crime with more than one male child.

“We have confirmed it with two children,” he said.

Kawser has remained absent from the madrasa since the middle of December last year after the matter began circulating within the institution.

Asked about the issue, acting principal Abdullahil Mahmud said the teacher had been kept away from duties while the investigation was ongoing.

The accused Kawser could not be reached for comment as his mobile phone remained switched off.