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5-yr-old raped by cousin in Bhola
A five-year-old girl has been allegedly raped by her cousin at Jahanpur union of Bhola's Char Fasson Upazila.
Police said Shamim, 18, a Madrasa student, raped the girl when he found her alone in the house as her grandmother went to the next room on Thursday morning. Shamim fled the scene when the girl started screaming.
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Later, the child was admitted to Char Fashion Hospital in critical condition.
Mizanur Rahman, Officer-in-charge of Char Fashion Shashibhushan Police Station, said a case has been filed against Shamim.
However, the accused has not been arrested yet. Efforts are underway to arrest the accused, the OC added.
Raped by two, eighth grader ends life in Joypurhat
Eleven days after she was allegedly raped, a Class VIII student ended her life in Khetlal upazila of Joypurhat district on Thursday night.
According to her family members, the girl took the extreme step unable to bear the trauma and embarrassment. She allegedly committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling of her house.
The alleged rape occurred on November 7 when the teen was returning home around 5 pm after attending a ceremony in her high school.
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Shahinur, a local youth, offered to drop her on his motorcycle but instead took her to an abandoned school building and allegedly raped her. His friend too came to the spot took turn to violate her. The girl was later rescued by local residents.
On November 8, a case of sexual harassment was filed against Rafikul and Shahinur following a complaint lodged at the Khetlal police station by the girl's family.
However, the accused remained absconding while the girl’s family claimed that they had been being threatened by the accused.
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Officer-in-charge of Khetlal police station Nirendranath Mandal said that "efforts are on to arrest the accused in the sexual harassment case".
“Another case will be filed against the accused if evidence of abetment to suicide is found during the investigation," he said.
Rangpur school teacher gets life term for raping student
A Rangpur court on Thursday sentenced a school teacher to life time imprisonment in a case filed over raping a ninth grader last year.
Rangpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 Judge Md Rokonuzzaman pronounced the verdict and fined the convict Tk one lakh.
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The lifer is Monwarul Islam Mithu, 40, English teacher of Suger Mills High School in Shyampur.
According to the case statement, on June 30, 2020, the class IX student of Suger Mills High School met Monwarul Islam near Shyampur Railway station on her way home from a coaching center around 10 am.
Monwarul asked the student to go to school immediately for filling up information form for students.
When she went to school she found no one else there except Monwarul who raped her in a classroom.
Read: Teacher gets life in jail for raping minor student in Kurigram
Monwarul later threatened the girl not to inform the matter to others.
The same day the girl filed a complaint at the Badarganj police station with the help of her family members and then police filed a case.
On November 12, 2020, investigation officer in the case submitted the charge sheet in the case.
Writ seeks cancellation of Evidence Act provisions on rape victims’ character
A writ petition was submitted before the High Court on Sunday seeking abolition of two provisions of the Evidence Act, 1872, which allow raising questions about the character of rape victims who are usually women.
Lawyer Sara Hossain filed the petition on behalf of three rights organizations- Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust, Ain O Salish Kendra and Naripokkho before the HC bench of justice M Enayetur Rahim and Md Mostafizur Rahman.
The petition sought a rule on why section 155 (4) and 146 (3) of the Evidence Act will not be deemed unconstitutional and not be abolished, said Sara Hossain.
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The lawyer said, “According to these sections woman who files complaint of rape and sexual harassment is generally presumed of immoral character and her character and background can be questioned and inquired in the court.”
Rights groups have been campaigning against these provisions for long, said Sara adding that they are now seeking intervention from the High Court.
She said the hearing on the petition is likely to be held next week.
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Section 155(4) of the act says, "When a man is prosecuted for rape or an attempt to ravish, it may be shown that the prosecutrix was of generally immoral character.”
Meanwhile section 146 (3) says during cross examination a witness can be questioned to shake his credit, by injuring his character, although the answer to such questions might tend directly or indirectly to criminate him or might expose or tend directly or indirectly to expose him to a penalty or confiscation.
Banani double rape case: Shafat, 4 other accused acquitted
A Dhaka court on Thursday acquitted all five accused, including Shafat Ahmed, from the charges of raping two girls in a hotel in the capital’s Banani area in 2017.
Safat Ahmed is son of Apan Jewellers co-owner Dildar Ahmed Selim.
The other accused are Nayeem Ashraf, Safat’s friend Sadman Sakif, Shafat's driver Billal Hossain and bodyguard Rahmat Ali.
Read: Judgment deferred again in Banani double rape case
Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 Judge Begum Kamrunnahar passed the acquittal order in presence of the accused as the prosecution failed to prove the charges brought against them’.
The delivery of the judgment was rescheduled twice-on October 12 and October 27.
On June 7, 2017, investigation officer of the case Inspector Ismot Ara submitted a charge sheet to the court against five accused.
On June 19, the tribunal accepted the charge sheet.
On May 6, 2017, one of the two abused girls filed the case with Banani Police Station against five persons including Shafat and Sadman Sakif.
Read: Banani double rape: 5 accused sent to jail, verdict on October 12
According to the case statement, Safat and Nayeem raped the plaintiff and her friend on March 28 at The Raintree Dhaka in the capital's Banani area while the three others assisted them.
The victims were acquainted with Safat through Sadman two weeks before the incident and they were tricked in attending a grand program at the hotel on that day, said the statement.
Speech-impaired teen raped in city
A 13-year-old speech-impaired girl was reportedly raped in Sheora Railgate area in Bhatara of the capital on Saturday night.
The victim has been sent to one-stop crisis centre (OCC) at Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment and forensic test.
Read:Housewife ‘gang-raped’ in Bhola’s Monpura: Police
Assistant Sub-Inspector Md Parvez of Bhatara Police Station said a man was arrested in this connection.
He said that it has not been confirmed yet whether one or more people raped the girl.
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However, OCC sources said that it will be confirmed after the forensic test.
Process is underway to file a case in this regard, the ASI added.
Housewife ‘gang-raped’ in Bhola’s Monpura: Police
Police said on Tuesday that they arrested a youth and were looking for four others after a housewife accused them of gang-raping her in Monpura under Bhola district.
In a case filed with Monpura police, the woman said she was assaulted by the youths on Sunday night at a garden near her house.
Police arrested the prime accused, Alauddin, at dawn on Tuesday. They are hunting down four others -- Md. Belal, Md Helal, Md Yusuf Dalal and Md Selim.
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Locals told UNB quoting the woman she was at home with her two children as her husband went fishing in the sea.
When she opened her door after hearing several knocks and a ‘woman’s voice’, the attackers stormed into the room, tied her up and carried her to the adjacent garden where she was raped.
Neighbours rescued her around 1 am from the garden in a critical condition and took her to Bhola District Hospital.
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Confirming the incident, Sayeed Ahmed, the officer-in-charge of Monpura Police said one accused has been arrested and efforts to nab the others are on.
Banani double rape case: Court sets Oct 27 for delivering judgment
A Dhaka court on Tuesday fixed October 27 for delivering its judgment in a case over the rape of two girls in a hotel in the capital’s Banani area in 2017.
Acting Judge of Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 Abdullah Al Mamun fixed the date.
Earlier on October 3, a Dhaka court set October 12 to deliver its verdict in the case.
Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 Judge Begum Kamrunnahar was scheduled to hear the case today but the court deferred the verdict as she was on leave due to sickness .
Read: Banani double rape: 5 accused sent to jail, verdict on October 12
On June 7, 2017, investigation officer of the case Inspector Ismot Ara submitted a charge sheet to the court against five accused.
On June 19, the tribunal accepted the charge sheet.
Rape charges were pressed against accused Safat Ahmed, son of Apan Jewellers co-owner Dildar Ahmed Selim, and Nayeem Ashraf while charges for assisting in rape pressed against Safat’s friend Sadman Sakif, Shafat's driver Billal Hossain and bodyguard Rahmat Ali.
On May 6, 2017, one of the two abused girls filed the case with Banani Police Station against five persons including Shafat and Shadman Sakif.
According to the case statement, Safat and Nayeem raped the plaintiff and her friend on March 28 at The Raintree Dhaka in the capital's Banani area while the three others assisted them.
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The victims were acquainted with Safat through Sadman two weeks before the incident and they were tricked in attending a grand program at the hotel on that day, said the statement.
Mother-daughter gang raped; 2 arrested
Police on Sunday arrested two people in connection with the gang rape of a mother and daughter in Polashikura village of Sherpur’s Nalitabari upazila.
The arrestees are UP election member candidate Abdus Sattar, 42, cattle trader and son of Abdul Basheed Ali of Palashikura village and Sadek Ali, 30, son of Abdus Sobhan of the same village.
Nalitabari Police officer-in-charge (OC) Bachir Ahmed Badal said that they were gang raped on Saturday night by seven men. After being informed by 999 message police ran an operation and arrested the two.
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The victims have been sent to Sherpur general hospital for medical check-up, he said.
It was learned that the victim woman went to visit her father’s home with her 16-year-old daughter in the village. Some of the locals including Sattar and Sadek took them for sightseeing on a three wheeler on Saturday morning. After the sightseeing at night they took the mother-daughter to an under-construction sight and gang raped there.
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According to the family members, the mother-daughter managed to get home in the morning and informed them of the incident. They then called 999 for support.
The victim woman later filed a case against seven people in this connection, said the OC.
Court says Ronaldo rape lawsuit in Vegas should be dismissed
A federal magistrate judge in Nevada has sided with Cristiano Ronaldo’s lawyers against a woman who sued for more than the $375,000 in hush money she received in 2010 after saying the international soccer star raped her in Las Vegas.
In a scathing recommendation to the judge hearing the case, Magistrate Judge Daniel Albregts on Wednesday blamed Kathryn Mayorga’s attorney, Leslie Mark Stovall, for inappropriately basing the civil damages lawsuit on leaked and stolen documents shown to be privileged communications between Ronaldo and his lawyers.
“Dismissing Mayorga’s case for the inappropriate conduct of her attorney is a harsh result,” the magistrate wrote in his 23-page report to U.S. District Judge Jennifer Dorsey. “But it is, unfortunately, the only appropriate sanction to ensure the integrity of the judicial process.”
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“Stovall has acted in bad faith to his client’s — and his profession’s — detriment,” Albregts decided.
Stovall and other attorneys in his office did not immediately respond Thursday to telephone and email messages about Albregt’s report.
A date for Dorsey to take up the recommendation was not immediately set.
Ronaldo’s attorney in Las Vegas, Peter Christiansen, issued a statement calling Ronaldo’s legal team “pleased with the court’s detailed review ... and its willingness to justly apply the law to the facts and recommend dismissal of the civil case against Mr. Ronaldo.”
The Associated Press generally does not name people who say they are victims of sexual assault, but Mayorga gave consent through Stovall and attorney Larissa Drohobyczer to make her name public.
Albregts noted the court did not find that Ronaldo committed a crime and found no evidence his attorneys and representatives “intimidated Mayorga or impeded law enforcement” when Mayorga dropped criminal charges and finalized the $375,000 confidential settlement in August 2010.
Ronaldo, now 36, is one of the most recognizable and highly paid players in sports. He has captained his home country soccer team, Portugal, and plays for the English Premier League club Manchester United. He spent several years playing in Italy for the Turin-based club Juventus.
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Mayorga, 37, is a former teacher and model who lives in the Las Vegas area. She said in her lawsuit filed first in state court and moved to federal court that Ronaldo or his associates violated the confidentiality agreement by allowing reports about it to appear in European publications in 2017. She seeks to collect at least $200,000 more from Ronaldo.
She met Ronaldo at a nightclub in June 2009 and went with him and other people to his hotel suite, where she said he assaulted her in a bedroom, according to the lawsuit. She was 25 at the time. He was 24.
Ronaldo’s attorneys have acknowledged the soccer star and Mayorga had sex, but said it consensual and not rape.
Mayorga went to Las Vegas police, but the investigation was dropped at the time because Mayorga neither identified her alleged attacker by name nor said where the incident took place, Steve Wolfson, the elected prosecutor in Las Vegas, said in 2019.
Wolfson decided not to file criminal charges based on a new investigation by Las Vegas police in 2018 because he said too much time had passed and evidence failed to show that Mayorga’s accusation could be proven at trial beyond a reasonable doubt.
Word of the financial settlement became public after the German news outlet Der Spiegel published an article in 2017 titled “Cristiano Ronaldo’s Secret” based on documents obtained from “whistleblower portal Football Leaks.”
“The article makes it clear that these documents included privileged communications ... between Ronaldo’s European and U.S. attorneys about the settlement,” Albregts wrote.
Stovall “acted in bad faith by asking for, receiving, and using the Football Leaks documents to prosecute Mayorga’s case,” the magistrate judge found.
“Although Stovall never received — or even sought — an ethics opinion ... he had multiple opportunities to recognize the privileged nature of the documents, starting with the 2017 Der Spiegel article, which quotes privileged communications.”
Albregts rejected Stovall’s argument that using the documents was justified because Stovall wasn’t the one who stole them and he couldn’t prove they were stolen.
The attorney’s efforts to make confidential documents public through court filings were “audacious,” “impertinent” and “abusive,” the magistrate said.
Albregts recommended Dorsey also dismiss Stovall’s claim that because Mayorga had learning disabilities as a child and was pressured by Ronaldo’s representatives she lacked the mental capacity to sign the 2010 confidentiality agreement.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled early this year that it would be up to Dorsey to decide that question.
“Mayorga's case against Ronaldo would probably not exist had Stovall not asked for the Football Leaks documents,” Albregts wrote, and Mayorga’s knowledge of the documents’ contents "cannot be undone.”
“There is no possible way for this case to proceed where the court cannot tell what arguments and testimony are based on these privileged documents,” he said.