Judge says such crimes scar children beyond the physical, affecting mental growth and confidence
June 17, 2026
Chattogram Bureau
bdnews24.com
A Chattogram court has described child sexual abuse as not only a grave violation of rights but an “attack on the moral foundation of society”, while delivering its verdict in a rape case involving a 3-and-a-half-year-old girl in Bakalia.
Chattogram Metropolitan Children Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Sayeda Hafsa Jhuma, in her observations on Wednesday, termed the offence a heinous crime against humanity.
The judge set the indictment hearing in the case for Tuesday
The child’s father, grandparents, aunt, and local colony caretaker have testified before the tribunal
Arguments in the case began around 9:30am on Tuesday at the Chattogram Metropolitan Women and Children Repression Prevention…
The case completes testimony recording, defence statements, and closing arguments in five working days
The plaintiff and eight other witnesses have been asked to attend the court hearing on Wednesday
It says the case has become a rare example of swift investigation, trial proceedings and witness testimony
