rape
Youth held for trying to rape minor girl in Rangpur
A youth was arrested in a case filed for attempting to rape an eight-year-old girl at Paglapir in Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
The arrestee was identified as Bulbul Islam Samrat, son of Kechu Mia of the upazila.
Sajedul Islam, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said Bulbul took the girl to his house alluring her of giving chocolate on January 20 (Monday) while she was playing near his house. Later, he tried to violate the girl.
Hearing screams of the girl, locals came in and rescued the girl while Bulbul went into hiding.
Later, the victim’s mother filed a case with Kotwali Police Station.
Police arrested Bulbul on Thursday night.
3 held over separate rape incidents in Savar
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'Sopranos' actress says Weinstein raped her in the mid-1990s
"Sopranos" actress Annabella Sciorra confronted Harvey Weinstein from the witness stand Thursday, testifying that the former Hollywood studio boss overpowered and raped her and made other crude overtures that included sending her X-rated chocolates and showing up uninvited in his underwear with a bottle of baby oil in one hand and a video in the other.
Third-grader raped by Post Office employee
A post office employee allegedly raped a third grader on Tuesday morning in the local GPO premises near Ilisha Hat of Sadar upazila, after alluring her with promise of a new dress.
Housewife rape in Jashore: PBI finds no involvement of SI Khairul
Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) on Tuesday said that their investigation failed to find any involvement of accused Sub-Inspector Khairul Alam with the rape of a housewife in Sharsha Upazila in 2019.
2 held over ‘rape’ of girl in N’ganj
Police arrested two people in Sadar upazila on Tuesday in a case filed over the ‘rape’ of a girl.
Elderly man held for ‘raping’ minor girl in Manikganj
Police on Monday arrested a 65-year-old man for allegedly raping a minor girl at Farir Char village in Sadar upazila.
Form commission to stop rape, violence against women: HC
The High Court on Sunday asked the government to form a commission within 30 days under the Law Ministry to stop rape and violence against women.