Female Journalist Gang-Raped by 16 Men in Dhaka

Staff Reporter

A female journalist was gang-raped by 16 men after being held captive overnight in an under-construction building in the Green City area of Pallabi’s Barnate.

Based on the victim’s complaint, police have arrested two individuals: Enamul Haque (38) and Hamidur Rahman (50).

The incident occurred on Monday night, and a case was filed at Pallabi Police Station on Tuesday. The case names eight individuals and includes eight unidentified suspects.

Pallabi Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Nazrul Islam stated that the victim works as a journalist for a lesser-known media outlet. She was lured to the location under the pretext of gathering information on anti-social activities. She was then held captive in the building and gang-raped from night until morning.

The OC added, “We suspect that someone conspired to bring her there. The arrested individuals work as caretakers in the area. The crime took place in a building under construction.”

After the incident, the victim called the national emergency service number 999 on Tuesday morning. Police from Cantonment Police Station initially responded and later handed her over to Pallabi Police Station as the location fell under their jurisdiction.

The victim was admitted to the One-Stop Crisis Center at Dhaka Medical College Hospital for a medical examination on Tuesday evening.

Police are conducting raids to arrest the remaining suspects.