Two sisters with disabilities have been raped by their neighbour in Dhaka's Jatrabari.
The victims—a 16-year-old and an eight-year-old with speech impairments—are currently receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said Inspector Md. Faruk, in charge of the DMCH Police Outpost.
The victims' mother, a street vendor, said she and her husband were at work when the suspected rapist, Md Rezaul Karim, 50, a tenant on the ground floor of the same building, entered their home around 8 pm on Wednesday and raped her daughters. Neighbours, hearing the children's screams, rushed in and rescued them.
"Later, with my neighbours, I took them to the emergency department of DMCH at 12:25 am," she added.