Two members of Namuja Union Parishad under Bogra Sadar have been arrested for sexually harassing a female member.
The duo are Bazlur Rashid, 51, and Rubel Hossain, 38.
Sadar police station Officer-in-Charge Selim Reza said that they had picked up the two UP members in connection with the case filed on Monday night.
They were produced before a court on Tuesday. The court ordered them jail, rejecting their bail petitions, said Investigation Officer SI Montaz Ali.
According to the case, the council was discussing the TCB card issue on Sunday noon. At one point, Rubel, a member of Ward No 4, called her to the hall room where UP member Bazlur Rashid was already sitting.
The duo offered her money for shopping and then touched her inappropriately. At this, she screamed and ran away.
The tormented UP member demanded exemplary punishment of the culprits while filing the case with Sadar police the following day.
Chairman of Namuja Union Alhaj Rafiqul Islam said that the female member and the two accused often joked with each other. Being informed, he had advised the victim to take legal recourse.