Police detained three suspects on charges of raping or attempting to rape three girls in different districts.

In Gazipur's Sreepur, the detainee was identified as Moslem Uddin, 60, while the victim was an 8-year-old child.

Moslem, a neighbour of the child, was caught red-handed by locals when he attempted to rape the girl in the Satkamair area of ​​Barmi union, said ASI Mizanur Rahman of Sreepur Police Station.

They beat Moslem up before handing him over to the police. He was later admitted to Sreepur Upazila Health Complex. The child was still with the family.

Legal action would be taken over the matter, said ASI Mizanur.

In Patuakhali's Dumki upazila, a 12th grader was allegedly gang-raped on Tuesday evening.

The 18-year-old was the daughter of a man killed in police firing during the July uprising. A case was filed in this regard with Dumki Police Station yesterday.

According to the details of the case, the victim was on her way to her maternal grandparents' house after visiting her father's grave when she was attacked near the Munshibari area.

Suspect Sakib Munshi, 19, and his associate Sifat Munshi, 20, allegedly forcibly took her to a secluded area where they took turns in raping her.

The suspects also allegedly took photos of the victim and threatened to spread them online if she reported the incident.

Dumki Police Station Officer-in-Charge Md Jakir Hossain said a suspect was detained for questioning and legal action would be taken accordingly.

In Rangpur's Mithapukur upazila, a 40-year-old man named Alam Mia was detained on Tuesday night for raping a girl with disability.

Police said the sixth-grader girl was returning home after tuition on Tuesday afternoon, when Alam forcibly took her to a cornfield and raped her.

As the girl cried for help, locals went there, but Alam managed to flee. However, the locals caught him around 9:00pm, as he was attempting to flee. They beat him up and handed him over to the police.

The victim's father filed a case with Mithapukur Police Station in this connection, said OC Abu Bakkar Siddique.

The accused was sent to a Rangpur court yesterday, he added.

[Our correspondents in Patukhali, Dinajpur and Gazipur contributed to this report.]