Barishal ward councillor arrested on rape charge
PBC News: Police on Friday evening arrested a ward councillor of Barishal City Corporation (BCC) in a case filed over rape of a woman at Bakerganj upazila in Barishal.
Arrested Azad Hossain Kalam Molla is the councillor of ward No. 30 of the BCC. He is a resident of Kashipur union under Sadar upazila in the district.
The victim, a neighbour of the councillor, lodged the case with Barishal Airport Police Station on Friday afternoon.
According to the case statement, Kalam raped the young woman several times with a false promise of marriage.
On Thursday night, he violated her again. Then, the victim pressured Kalam to marry her but he refused to do so.
