Md.
Jasim Uddin, the perpetrator of the sexual harassment.
Guimara
Correspondent, CHT News
Thursday,
September 18, 2025
An
eighth-grade indigenous schoolgirl, age 14, was sexually harassed by a
45-year-old illegal settler named Md. Jasim Uddin in Sindukchari, a village in
the Guimara sub-district of Khagrachari. Local residents immediately caught the
perpetrator, and handed him over to the police.
The accused,
Md. Jasim Uddin, is reportedly from Rahman Nagar in the Manikchari
sub-district. His father's name is the late Keramat Ali, and he works as a
banana trader.
According to
reports, the student was leaving her home for school on Thursday morning when
the incident occurred. As it was the weekly market day at the local Sindukchari
market, there was a crowd on the street. Md. Jasim Uddin took advantage of the
situation and sexually harassed the student by touching her in a sensitive
parts of her body. When the student immediately protested, local people came to
her aid, and together with market-goers, they detained Md. Jasim Uddin.
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Students protest in front of army personnel following the
sexual harassment incident. |
Shortly
after, a group of soldiers from the Sindukchari Army Zone arrived at the scene
and tried to rescue Md. Jasim Uddin from the angry crowd. They attempted to
forcibly remove the protesters, causing the situation to become tense.
Students
from the area then arrived and began protesting, demanding swift justice and
punishment for the perpetrator, Md. Jasim Uddin. The soldiers remained at the
scene throughout the students' protest, and the police also arrived. The
standoff continued for a while.
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Students protest, demanding justice and punishment for the
perpetrator, Md. Jasim Uddin. |
Finally, due
to pressure from the students and the public, the army was forced to hand over
the accused, Md. Jasim Uddin, to the police. The police then took the accused
away in their vehicle.
A case has
reportedly been filed at the police station by the victim's family.
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