HC grants bail to Mushtaq, orders to take the student into safe custody

The High Court has granted a six-week anticipatory bail to Khandaker Mushtaq Ahmed, a donor member of the board of governors of Ideal School and College, Motijheel, Dhaka in a case filed for allegedly forcibly marrying a student of the institution.

The bench of Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain and Justice AKM Zahirul Haque passed the order on Thursday after a bail hearing.

The court also ordered to take the student into safe custody.

Earlier on August 1, the father of the victim, a student of Class-11 of the institution, filed a case accusing Mushtaq of luring her and marrying and forcibly raping her.

The case statement said accused Mushtaq used to come to Ideal School and College, Motijheel on different pretexts and call the student to principal's room from class.

He on different occasions lured her and gave her indecent proposal.

When she refused the proposal, he threatened to pick up and forcefully marry her.

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