Dhaka: Porimol Joydhor, the sacked Bangla teacher of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College, has been sentenced to life-term imprisonment for sexually assaulting a class-X student of the school’s Bashundhara branch.

Judge of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal 4 of Dhaka Saleh Uddin Ahmed passed the order.

The court also fined him Tk 50,000, in default, to suffer six months more rigorous imprisonment. The court also asked the authorities concerned to provide the money to the victim within 90 days.

Earlier, on 10 November, Saleh Uddin Ahmed, judge of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal 4 of Dhaka, fixed the date on completion of arguments from both the prosecution and defence.

Twenty-eight witnesses out of total 40 made their depositions before the tribunal in the case.

Police produced accused Viqarunnisa Noon School teacher Porimol Joydhar before the tribunal on 10 November.

Special Public Prosecutor Forkan Miah said, ‘We had been able to prove the allegation against Porimol and we demand highest punishment for him.’

Meanwhile, defence counsel Mahfuz Miah claimed that the prosecution failed to prove the allegation, saying they will get justice.

Porimol sexually assaulted the Class X girl of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College confining her to a room of his house twice in May and June of 2011 and recorded the deplorable acts with his mobile phone.

On 5 July 2011, the victim’s father lodged a rape case with Badda police station against Porimol, Viqarunnisa principal Hosne Ara and its Bashundhara branch head Lutfur Rahman.

Detectives arrested Porimol from a relative’s house in Keraniganj on 7 July of that year.

He made confessional statement before a court on 11 July, four days after his arrest.

Police submitted charge sheet before the court on 11 August in that year, dropping the names of Hosne Ara and Lutfur Rahman.

The court finally framed charges against Porimol on 7 March 2012.

The formal trial started on 6 June 2012 with the recording of depositions of the witnesses.