2 women raped in Narayanganj, Narsingdi

Two persons including a hearing-impaired woman were raped in Narayanganj’s Fatullah and in Narsingdi’s Belabo, police said today.

In Narayanganj, an 18-year old garment worker was gang-raped allegedly by four to five men on Friday when she went to visit one of her friends in Fatullah, our local correspondent reports quoting police.

Later, the victim was kept confined in her friend’s house, said officer-in-charge (OC) of Fatullah Police Station Aslam Hossain.

The victim's mother filed a general diary (GD) with Siddhirganj Police Station yesterday.

Police rescued the victim from the house today and arrested Mousumi, 19, and one Shohag, 21, the OC said.

The victim filed the case with Fatullah Model Police Station, he said adding “We are trying to arrest the rest of the perpetrators”.

In Narsingdi, a hearing-impaired woman has been raped in Belabo upazila of Narsingdi, police said.

One person named Oli Ahmed was arrested yesterday in connection with the incident, reports our local correspondent quoting police.

The incident took place on Thursday morning when Oli Ahmed, 45, a father of two, allegedly raped the 30-year-old woman when she was alone at home, according to the victim’s family.

A case was filed with Belabo Police Station against Oli Ahmed on the same day, said Fakhruddin Bhuiyan, officer-in-charge of the police station.

The woman’s family members alleged that Oli had been harassing her for a long time.

Medical test of the victim was conducted at Narsingdi Sadar Hospital, the OC added.