Jumma NGO worker raped in Khagrachari

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News No. 27/2008, February 14, 2008

Newspaper reports said a female Jumma NGO worker has been raped in Khagrachari. She hails from southern CHT district of Bandarban.

The daily Prothom Alo and the daily Purbokone reported that police on Tuesday arrested Sultan Mahabub Mian, area manager of Padakshep, a national NGO, and Mithu, another staff, on charge of raping a female employee.

The unnamed victim, who works for the same NGO, alleged that when she went to their office at Matiranga Upazila on last Thursday, Sultan Mahabub Mian told her that her brother had fallen sick and waiting for her at the NGO's area office in Khagrachari district headquarter.

Thereafter, Sultan drove her to Padakshep's Khagrachari area office and raped her the whole night.

Sub-Inspector of Khagrachari police station Mr. Monju Doha said a case was filed in this connection and that the medical test report was yet to come.

The Purbokone said according to case No. 6 dated 12/1/08 medical test of the victim was conducted.

It further said that Sultan Mahabub Mian was produced before the court yesterday. The court granted one-day remand for him.