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Indian Express
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
Bangladesh students march over Muradnagar rape case; suspect arrested
A torchlight procession lit up Dhaka University's campus this Sunday as students rallied in protest over a rape case in Muradnagar, Cumilla. The Democratic Students' Alliance (DSA) led the march from the TSC to the Raju sculpture, reported Prothom Alo, demanding exemplary punishment for the perpetrators of the assault on a 25‑year‑old mother. DSA leaders warned that the interim government cannot evade responsibility for 'an unsafe environment for women' across Bangladesh . In a related development, the High Court has ordered immediate protection for the Muradnagar survivor and demanded that all photos and video footage of her be removed from social media within 24 hours . In response to the petition filed by lawyer Mir AKM Nurunnabi, the court directed authorities to report progress in the case within 15 days . Following the High Court's directive, law enforcement officials arrested the main suspect, 36-year-old Md Fazor Ali early on Sunday . Four others —Sumon, Romzan, Md Arif, and Md Anik— were detained for filming and circulating the footage of the incident. Cumilla SP Nazir Ahmed Khan confirmed that legal action would be taken under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, 2000 . A woman was allegedly raped by Fazor Ali, a local leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), in Muradnagar upazila of Cumilla district on the night of June 26, 2025. According to the police and case statements cited by The Daily Star and Prothom Alo, the incident took place while the woman was staying at her father's house with her children for the Hari Seva festival. Her husband was reportedly working in Dubai at the time. Fazor Ali, who was known for stalking the woman during her previous visits to the village, allegedly broke into the house at night, raped her at knifepoint, and threatened to kill her if she disclosed the assault. Locals rushed to the scene after hearing the woman's screams and physically confronted Ali, but he managed to flee, despite being injured, the police said. A case was filed the next day under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act. The survivor underwent medical tests at Cumilla Medical College Hospital, and a formal investigation was launched by Muradnagar police. According to the officials, Fazor Ali was arrested from Dhaka's Saydabad area early Sunday morning. The case took a disturbing turn when a video of the survivor, reportedly recorded by bystanders during the immediate aftermath of the incident, was circulated on social media, triggering public outrage. (Sources: Prothom Alo, The Daily Star)
NDTV
30-06-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Massive Protests In Bangladesh After Hindu Woman Raped By Local Politician
Dhaka: The brutal rape of a Hindu woman in central Bangladesh's Cumilla district last week sparked nationwide outrage on Sunday, after a video of the assault went viral on social media. In the capital, students from Dhaka University organised massive protests and thronged the streets, demanding "direct action" against the perpetrators. The incident took place on June 26, when the 21-year-old survivor was raped by a local politician at her parental home in Cumilla. But the matter came to light only after a video of the woman -- stripped naked and brutally assaulted-- went viral on social media, where she was seen pleading with her attackers. So far, the police have arrested five individuals, including the main accused-- 36-year-old Fazor Ali-- who is a local politician, in connection with the incident. Cumilla district's police chief, Nazir Ahmed Khan, said the main accused was arrested in a predawn raid at Dhaka's Sayedabad area, and four others were apprehended for revealing the picture and identity of the woman on social media. According to police, the survivor's husband worked in Dubai and was visiting her paternal home at Culimma's Muradnagar sub-district with her children for the local festival, Hari Seva. On July 16, Ali, a resident of Ramchandrapur Pachkitta village, allegedly broke into the house at around 10 pm and assaulted her. Locals apprehended and beat Ali. But they took him to a hospital instead of handing him over to the police. The suspect allegedly fled from the hospital. Some media reports suggested the police action came only after the video went viral. Protest In Bangladesh Students of Dhaka University staged marches in the campus condemning the rape while residents of its Jagannath Hall dormitory, dedicated for minority community students, took out processions calling for justice. Urgent protest march by Hindu students at Dhaka University after the horrific rape of a Hindu girl in Muradnagar, Comilla last night. The Islamist rapist must face justice and the harshest punishment. Silence is not an option! #StopHinduGenocideInBangladesh #JusticeForHindus — Voice of Bangladeshi Hindus 🇧🇩 (@VHindus71) June 29, 2025 Secretary General of former prime minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir demanded exemplary punitive action against the culprits. The High Court, meanwhile, issued a directive asking authorities to immediately remove the video of the assault that went viral on social media on Saturday. The two-judge bench also asked the authorities concerned to ensure security of the rape survivor and provide her necessary treatment. Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, who has served as his mother's advisor, took to X to express his outrage at the incident. He blamed the Yunus administration for a rise in incidents of mob attacks, terrorism and rape in the last 11 months. Bangladesh witnessed incidents of violence against members of minority communities following the fall of the Hasina-led Awami League government in August last year. Hasina fled to India when her regime was toppled on August 5 last year, as a fallout of a violent street movement led by a platform called Students against Discrimination. Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus, 85, took charge of the interim government three days later.
India Today
29-06-2025
- Politics
- India Today
21-year-old Hindu woman raped by local politician in Bangladesh, five arrested
Police have arrested five individuals, including the primary suspect, Fazor Ali, a local Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader, in connection with the rape of a 21-year-old woman in Muradnagar upazila. Three others were detained for recording and sharing a video of the victim on social incident occurred on June 26, 2025, when Fazor Ali, 38, from Ramchandrapur Pachkitta village, allegedly broke into the victim's father's house around 10 victim, whose husband is working in Dubai, was staying at her father's home with her children for the local festival Hari Seva. According to the case statement, Ali forcibly entered the house after the victim refused to open the door and assaulted her. Locals apprehended and beat Ali but he managed to flee the arrested Fazor Ali in Dhaka's Saydabad area at approximately 5 am on Sunday.A case has been filed under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act based on the victim's written complaint, lodged on June 27. The Muradnagar police have launched an investigation in the the incident has sparked protests in the region with residents expressing agner over the alleged assault by a Muslim man on a Hindu woman. Since the ousting of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, there has been a noticeable rise in targeted attacks against the Hindu community in Ends IN THIS STORY#Bangladesh
