Overview

• The survivor has expressed her intention to withdraw the case to preserve peace and prevent further harm to her family’s reputation.
• Fazar Ali was arrested in Dhaka after fleeing a Cumilla hospital where he had been admitted following a mob beating.
• Police have detained four individuals for recording and sharing the assault video on social media platforms.
• A two-judge High Court bench ordered immediate removal of the assault footage and mandated security and medical support for the survivor.
• BNP leaders, including Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, denounce the allegations as a politically motivated smear campaign by the ruling party.