rape
Boy, 12, held for ‘raping’ first grader
A 12-year-old boy has been arrested from Kayettuli area in old Dhaka for allegedly raping a first-grader girl.
Man held for attempting to rape minor girl in Natore
Police in a drive arrested a man for attempting to rape a minor girl from Bonbelgharia in Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
DU student rape: Mojnu makes ‘confession’
Mohammad Mojnu, the lone accused in a case filed over the rape of a Dhaka University (DU) student, reportedly confessed before a court here on Thursday to his crime.
3 held over rape of 2 college students
Two students of a college were allegedly raped by a group of youths in the district town on Tuesday.
RMG worker ‘gang-raped’ in Savar for not paying house rent
A female garment worker was reportedly ‘gang-raped’ after confining her husband to a room in Jamgora area of Ashulia early Wednesday as they reportedly failed to pay the house rent.
‘Robber’ killed in Faridpur ‘gunfight’
A man, believed to be the leader of a robber gang, was killed in a reported gunfight with police in Barankhola area of Boalmari upazila on early Wednesday.
Garment worker killed after ‘rape’ on moving bus in Dhamrai; Driver held
A female garment worker was killed after ‘being raped’ on a running bus in Dhamrai upazila sometime of Friday night.
People suspicious about Mojnu’s involvement in rape: Ducsu VP
Vice President (VP) of Dhaka University Central Students Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur on Thursday said people have got confused about the detained ‘rapist’ as they are now raising questions whether he is the real criminal.
He came up with the remark at a protest rally held in front of Anti-terrorism Raju Memorial Sculpture of Dhaka University in the evening.
“We don’t know what the fact is, but some people are questioning whether he’s the real culprit or its (his arrest) is just like Joj Mia drama. This is alarming for our law enforcement agencies that people are losing their trust in them,” said Nur.
Blaming the government for the incident, Nur said the government and law enforcers cannot avoid the responsibly as they have failed to protect the citizens of the country.
DU student rape: Protests continue for 4th day
Students of Dhaka University (DU) staged demonstrations on the campus for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday seeking justice for one of their fellows who was raped at Kurmitola on Airport Road on Sunday night.
Girl ‘gang-raped’ in Habiganj, another ‘violated’ in Khulna
A college girl has allegedly been gang-raped in Habiganj while a madrasa student ‘violated’ in Khulna and a youth has been arrested from Narayanganj for rape attempts on two sisters in Narsingdi.