Police introduce hotline to violence against women
The home advisor visited four thana’s to maintain law and order
11 molesters were arrested in 24 hours
Students and mass people are showing demonstrations over the Magura rape incident and women`s rights organizations also raise their voices for the justice of women`s oppression.
Bangladesh Police yesterday launched a hotline at the Police Headquarters here to promptly address incidents of violence against women.
The hotline numbers are 01320002001, 01320002002 and 0132000222, according to a statement issued by the Police Headquarters.
The numbers will remain open 24/7, said the statement.
Anyone can lodge complaints using the hotlines if he or she encounters or witnesses any form of violence towards women that include aggressive behavior, insults, eve teasing, and sexual harassment across the country.
The Police Cyber Support for Women will remain alert as before to provide legal aid to women and prevent cybercrime, it added, warning that Bangladesh Police follows a zero tolerance policy to prevent violence against women and children.
Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday issued a warning of stern action against criminals, stating that no one involved in mob violence, rape, mugging, or other criminal activities would be spared.
"Those who are organizing mob violence, committing rape, theft, robbery, kidnapping, extortion, or causing the deterioration of law and order will face justice. No one will be exempt," he said.
The home adviser made the remarks after visiting four police stations -Tejgaon, Dhanmondi, Shahbagh and New Market- in the capital.
Jahangir said his inspection intends to see whether the police stations were functioning properly during the holy month of Ramadan.
He asked the law enforcement agencies to be more active, vigilant and alert in performing their duties as the government was determined to maintain law and order during the Ramadan.
Several hundred checkpoints/checkposts have been set up and the number of patrols has increased in crime-prone areas in the capital city to maintain law and order situation, he said.
Officials at various levels of the Home Ministry have also been assigned regular duty to monitor the security situation round the clock, he added.
During his inspection, the adviser visited reception room, detention center and ancillary facilities of the four police stations.
He also witnessed several check posts/checkpoints set up at various important intersections of the capital.
The home adviser, as well, monitored the activities of several patrol teams of the joint forces.
During his visit, Jahangir also spoke to security personnel on duty and given them necessary instructions to ensure safety and security of the city dwellers and maintain law and order.
Man arrested for sexually assaulting US woman
A man was arrested for sexually assaulting an American woman in Cox`s Bazar yesterday.
The incident occurred around 10:00am on Monday at the Circuit House Road in the municipal area, confirmed Cox`s Bazar Superintendent of Police Saifuddin Shahin.
According to police, the US citizen was walking along Circuit House Road with her female colleague, when a man identified as Tarek-ur-Rahman, also known as Soilya Tarek (30), blocked her path and grabbed her.
He then assaulted her by touching various parts of her body, the superintendent said.
The woman later reported the incident to police, who arrested Tarek around 4:00pm from the town`s Jhawtola area, he added.
The arrestee Tarek is the son of Mohammad Farid from Mohajer Para in Cox`s Bazar. He has multiple cases against him, including charges related to child rape, the SP added.
SP Saifuddin said that investigation is ongoing in this regard.
One arrested for rape of 10-year-old
A man was arrested for raping a 10-year-old girl in Dhaka`s Baridhara area yesterday morning.
The girl, a madrasa student, was admitted to the one-stop crisis centre at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
Police arrested accused rapist Sazal Hossain Palash, 40, a driver, following the incident.
Sub-inspector Nayeem Uddin of Gulshan Police Station said that the girl used to live in the attic of a building with her mother, a domestic worker, and that the accused rapist is an acquaintance to the family.
The child`s father died a long time ago.
Yesterday, Sazal went to the house and raped the girl when her mother was out at work, the SI said.
Later, when the child`s mother came home, the child told her everything, prompting her to file a case, the police officer said.
Rinku detained
Rinku was detained from the Lalmatia area last night, DMP Deputy Commissioner (Tejgaon Division) Mohammed Ibne Mizan told The Daily Post yesterday.
Meanwhile, Cultural Affairs Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki in a Facebook post yesterday said, "Rinku, the harasser from Lalmatia, was arrested last night."
However, police clarified that Rinku has not been arrested but has been detained for questioning.
Mohammed Ibne Mizan said legal action would be taken against Rinku.
The incident took place a day before Ramadan began in Lalmatia when a man objected to two females smoking at a tea stall.
As people gathered at the scene, Rinku allegedly misbehaved with the women and assaulted them.
Man arrested for assaulting women in Shyamoli
A man by the name of Md Rasel Hossain was arrested yesterday by the Cyber Crime Unit of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on charges of assaulting women near Dhaka`s Shyamoli Square recently.
The matter was confirmed by Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (Media), DMP.
Father held for raping 10-yr-old daughter
Amid the countrywide protests against rape and violence against women, a 52-year-old man was arrested last night for allegedly raping his 10-year-old daughter in Chattogram city`s Kotwali area.
The 10-year-old victim has been admitted to the One Stop Crisis Centre of Chattogram Medical College hospital, said police.
The arrestee is a security guard in Chawkbazar.
Abdul Karim, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station said, "The incident took place at Baluar Dighirpar area of Kotwali. Police held the culprit after getting a call at emergency helpline 999.
The OC said the victim`s mother is an apparel worker.
Quoting the mother, the OC said that the culprit raped the child several times when she used to go out of the house for work.
After the child complained to her mother, she advised her to collect evidence. Today, the girl recorded the incident on her mobile. The mother then informed the police, the OC added.
Police seized the phone and immediately sent the girl to CMCH, he said, adding that a case will be filed in this connection.
70-year-old man arrested for raping 7-year-old
A 70-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 7-year-old child in Belghar Uttar Union of Cumilla`s Lalmai upazila.
Police said the accused, Abad Ullah, allegedly raped the child repeatedly over a span of 10 days before she informed her mother about the incidents.
The incident came to light after a team of army and police raided an arbitration meeting of village elders who fined the accused Tk 50,000.
After hearing the victim`s statement, the joint forces arrested the accused and took him into custody.
According to police, the child, a second-grader at a local madrasa, was allegedly raped in an abandoned kitchen on February 27. The accused reportedly sexually assaulted her three more times over the next ten days.
The victim`s mother learned about the incidents on March 7 from neighbouring children. When she confronted her daughter, the child described the incidents in detail.
As the mother complained, local elders convened the arbitration meeting.
Fazlur Rahman, one of the elders who attended the meeting, said, "Local elders fined Abad Ullah Tk 50,000 for the child`s treatment in the meeting. However, the Armed Forces and police arrested him and took him to the police station."
The arbitration meeting took place on the premises of the victim`s house.
Shah Alam, officer-in-charge (OC) of Lalmai Police Station, said the victim`s mother filed a rape case yesterday.
"The accused has been sent to jail through the court, and the victim has been sent to a medical college hospital for examination," he said.
Youth held for harassing women in Savar
A young man accused of engaging in misogynistic activities at various locations in Savar has been detained
Following the circulation of videos on social media showing him harassing women, police took him into custody yesterday afternoon.
The detained individual is Khalid Mahmud, also known as Hridoy Khan.
Savar police detained him at around 4pm in Aminbazar for harassing women through inappropriate gestures, according to a press release issued by the Dhaka district police.
Upon reviewing videos from Khalid’s social media account, authorities found multiple instances where he obstructed the paths of young girls and women, making inappropriate remarks and dictating what type of clothing they should wear.
Following their spread, calls emerged to bring him under legal action.
A Facebook page named JU Insider said: "This boy, Khalid Mahmud Hridoy Khan, resides in Savar. He stands on the streets, harassing and teasing school and college girls. Authorities must take action against him.”
Additional Superintendent of Police (Savar Circle) Md Shahinur Kabir said: “Legal action will be taken after discussions with higher authorities.”
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The arrestees are aged 17 and 15 and hail from Dakshin Jatrapasha Banamthura village of the upazila.
Police said the survivor was playing with others on a field adjacent to their home in the village on Sunday afternoon. The accused took the girl to a jungle offering her Tk10 and raped her there.
Hearing her screams, locals rushed to the jungle, but the accused managed to flee, said police, quoting locals.
She was first admitted to Baniachong Upazila Health Complex and later shifted to Habiganj Sadar Hospital as her condition deteriorated.
The child`s grandmother filed a case accusing the duo with the relevant police station in this connection.
Probash Kumar Singha, additional superintendent of police (Ajmiriganj-Baniachong Circle), said they arrested the accused shortly after the case was registered.
The accused were produced in court on Monday, which ordered to send them to the Juvenile Development Centre in Gazipur.
The child`s maternal uncle said his brother-in-law, the child`s father, had long been ill, but his condition worsened on Sunday night after hearing this incident.
Finally, he died at 11am on Monday.
Teen dies by suicide; key accused arrested
A teenager in Ramgati upazila, Lakshmipur, has reportedly died by suicide after being falsely accused and vilified during a local arbitration meeting, with the police arresting the key accused after the filing of a case.
The incident occurred on March 6, and her mother filed a case the following day.
Police arrested the key accused, Rakib Hossain, 24, in Laksam, Comilla, yesterday morning. He was later presented before the court in the afternoon. Rakib Hossain is the son of Md Khabir Hossain from Paschimchar Kolakopa in Ramgati.
On March 7, the teen`s mother filed a case against 12 individuals, alleging their involvement in the rape and inciting her daughter`s subsequent suicide. Rakib was named as the key accused. Following the case, police also arrested another suspect, Helal Uddin, bringing the total number of arrests to two.
According to police reports, the teenager was raped on March 1. On March 6, while her mother was tending to crops near their home, the teenager took her own life. Authorities later recovered her body.
Family sources said Rakib broke into the house on the night of March 1 and raped the girl. When her mother discovered what had happened, Rakib fled.
She immediately informed his family, after which they arranged a mediation meeting. However, the meeting failed to address the rape allegation, and instead, the girl was further vilified.
Additionally, Helal Uddin, another accused, allegedly entered the victim`s home and threatened to cut her hair and publicly humiliate her.
Overwhelmed by these threats and the false accusations, she ended her life the same day, the family said.
Ramgati police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md Kabir Hossain said: "Rakib Hossain, the key accused, has been arrested, along with Helal Uddin, who played a role in threatening and slandering the victim. We are continuing operations to apprehend the remaining suspects."
Investigations are ongoing.
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