The court’s verdict on Parimal Chandra Joydhar in the rape case filed
over violating a Viqarunnisa Noon School student will be delivered on
November 25.
Judge Saleh Uddin of Special Tribunal-4 under Women and Children
Repression Prevention court announced the date after hearing today.
Lone accused Parimal, a former Bangla teacher at Bashundhara branch
of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, was present during the hearing.
Allegations are, Parimal sexually assaulted one of his students twice
in his Badda coaching centre in Dhaka in 2011. He was fired in July 5
that year in face of protests.
The victim’s family sued Parimal on July 5, 2011 alleging rape and
added that the then school branch’s in-charge Lutfur Rahman and Husne
Ara of trying to cover up the incident.
Arrested within a day after the lawsuit, Parimal later confessed of
raping the student before a court on July 11. The news sparked anger and
drew further protests.
On August 11 that year, police submitted charge sheet before the court, dropping the names of Hosne Ara and Lutfur Rahman.
On March 7, 2012, the court framed charges against Parimal. The trial
formally started on June 6 that year and took over three years to come
to an end.