Police have recovered the body of an eight-year-old madrasa student from a toilet at an educational institution in Biral upazila of Dinajpur. The child, identified as Safayet Hossain, was taken to hospital on Saturday (14 November) night but was pronounced dead by the attending doctor. Police have detained the madrasa director, Hafiz Maulana Mokarram Hossain, for questioning in connection with the incident.
Safayet was the son of Solaiman Ali, a resident of Thonthonia village in Bhandara Union under Biral upazila. He had enrolled at the madrasa approximately eight months ago.
According to family sources, Safayet’s grandfather visited the madrasa on Saturday afternoon to see his grandson. After spending some time with him, he returned home. The family later received the news of the child’s death and rushed to the hospital.
Local sources said the incident came to light at around 8pm when the madrasa director noticed that the toilet door had remained closed for an unusually long period. Suspecting something was wrong, Mokarram Hossain knocked on the door several times but received no response from inside.
He then used the light from his mobile phone to look through an opening above the door. He reportedly saw someone lying on the floor inside. The director subsequently brought two other people to assist him, and they broke open the door to gain access to the toilet.
Safayet was found lying unconscious inside. He was immediately rescued and taken to Biral Upazila Health Complex, where the attending doctor examined him and declared him dead.
The circumstances surrounding the child’s death remain unclear. Police have begun an investigation to establish what happened inside the madrasa toilet and determine whether anyone was involved in the incident.
Abdul Halim, Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar Circle) in Dinajpur, said police were investigating the student’s death. Initial suspicions suggested that the child might have been strangled, although the authorities had not reached a definitive conclusion.
He added that the madrasa director had been detained for questioning as part of the investigation. Police would provide further details once the inquiry had progressed.
The death of an eight-year-old student inside a madrasa has raised serious questions about the circumstances in which the incident occurred. Investigators will need to establish the precise cause of death and reconstruct the events leading up to the discovery of the child.
For now, police have urged caution over drawing conclusions before the investigation is complete. The suspected cause of death remains preliminary, and the detention of the madrasa director does not, by itself, establish his involvement in the incident. The investigation is expected to clarify the circumstances surrounding Safayet’s death.
