3 Arrested Over Gang Rape of BSMRSTU Student

Police on Thursday arrested three persons over the gang rape of a student of Gopalganj’s Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Science and Technology University (BSMRSTU).

The arrestees are Piash Sikder, 22, Antar, 21, and Jibon, 20.

None of the three are students of the university, said Additional Superintendent of Police Nihad Adnan, adding that police are trying to nab the others involved in the incident.

Earlier, at 6am, students of BSMRSTU blocked a part of the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in protest of the gang rape, demanding the authorities arrest the perpetrators and hand out exemplary punishment to them.

Nazrul Islam, one of the protesting students, said their four-point demand also includes bringing important areas frequented by university students under CCTV coverage and beefing up security in those areas.

According to sources, the female student was walking with her friend in the Nabinbagh area on Wednesday night.

They were whisked away in an autorickshaw. Later, some seven-eight persons took them to an under-construction building of Gopalganj District Administration School and College.

Then they beat up her friend and raped her there.

The rape survivor is undergoing treatment at Gopalganj General Hospital.

When the news of the rape got out, hundreds of students of the university rushed to Gopalganj Sadar police station and issued an ultimatum demanding justice.

“We spoke to the student as soon as we got the news and filed a case with Gopalganj Sadar police station,” BSMRSTU Proctor Dr Raziur Rahman said.