Dhaka: A schoolgirl in Bangladesh was burnt to death allegedly on the orders of her madrasa principal for a sexual harassment case she had filed against him.

Nusrat Jahan Rafi, 18, was set on fire at her school ( madrasa) on April 6 by four burqa-clad assailants a few days after she complained against principal Siraj- Ud- Daula for inappropriately touching her after calling her to his office. Siraj and 16 others were arrested in the case. Rafi succumbed to the injuries on April 10.