Schoolgirl stabbed repeatedly outside home

A 15-year-old schoolgirl was seriously injured after being repeatedly stabbed by an alleged stalker outside her home in Kushtia town on Monday.

The incident took place around 1:30 pm in an alley near Crescent Club in the Thanapara area, as the girl was returning home after sitting for her Secondary School Certificate (SSC) test examination.

The victim, identified as Zakia Sultana, is a Class 10 student of Kushtia Mission School and the daughter of Zakaria Hossain, a resident of Thanapara.

According to local residents and police, the alleged attacker, identified as Emon, had been waiting near her home. Within minutes of her reaching the entrance, he attacked her with a knife and fled.

Local residents rescued Zakia in critical condition and rushed her to Kushtia 250-bed General Hospital.

The hospital's Resident Medical Officer, Dr Iqbal Hossain, said the girl had sustained multiple injuries to different parts of her body, including her hands.

Family members alleged that Emon, a Class 10 student at another local private school, had been harassing Zakia after they became acquainted while attending the same coaching centre.

Officer-in-Charge of Kushtia Model Police Station Md Zaker Hossain said the girl was undergoing treatment and police had launched efforts to arrest the attacker.

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