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Bangladesh Police Arrest Five for Viral Assault and Social Media Outrage

  • Bangladesh police arrested five suspects, including Fazor Ali, in connection with the rape and viral video assault of a Hindu woman in Comilla on June 25, 2025.
  • The assault occurred after Fazor Ali broke into the survivor's house on Thursday night when she refused to open the door, and a video of the incident was widely circulated on social media.
  • Authorities registered a case at Muradnagar Police Station, arrested four others who filmed and shared the video, and conducted a predawn raid in Dhaka’s Sayedabad area to apprehend Fazor Ali.
  • Police confirmed all five suspects are in custody and stated that further legal steps are underway, while the High Court ordered the immediate removal of the viral video and protection for the survivor.
  • The incident sparked nationwide protests demanding minority protection, and Bangladesh's interim government affirmed its responsibility to safeguard vulnerable communities amid international concern.
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A video of a man with a garland of sandals around his neck is going viral on social media (here, here, here). Social media users are claiming that the man is a Hindu teacher living in Bangladesh and that some scholars studying in a madrasa treated him in this way because he refused to convert to Islam despite repeated requests. Let's see the truth behind this claim through this article.   You can see the archived version of this post here. Claim…

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প্রথম আলো broke the news in on Sunday, June 29, 2025.
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