Staff Reporter :
Police have arrested a bus driver named Mahbubur Rahman for sexually harassing a female student in a running bus in the capital. Police arrested him from Ashulia of Dhaka district on Wednesday (July 27).
Dhaka metropolitan police Lalbagh division Additional Deputy Commissioner Kudrat-e-Khuda confirmed the matter to the media.
Police claimed a female student was going to her home at Azimpur from Dhanmondi by Bikash Paribahan bus around 8:30pm on Sunday.
The student fell asleep on the bus while listening to music, plugging headphones on ears. As all passengers got off the bus before reaching Azimpur, the student was alone on the bus.
Taking advantage of the situation,
the assistant of the bus hurled indecent words at the student. At one stage, she started screaming and jumped off the bus in front of Azimpur Girls School, police added.
Later, the victim posted the incident on Facebook that sparked outcry from all quarters.
A case has been filed with the Lalbagh police station. The drive is underway to arrest the driver’s assistant.
