RANGAMATI: A court here on Thursday sentenced a music teacher to eight years imprisonment for sexually harassing a female student for two years.

Rangamati Women and Children Tribunal Judge AEM Ismail Hossain also handed the teacher a Tk5 lakh fine, Md Saiful Islam, the public prosecutor of the court, said.

According to the case statement, Ranajit sexually harassed his student at least three times from April 2020 to March 2022 while teaching her at her home.