A young woman was physically assaulted over her outfit in Narsingdi railway station while she was on her way to Dhaka to take an exam.
The incident was reported on Wednesday at around 5:30am at platform no 1 of the railway station, station master Nayyum Mia confirmed on Friday.
According to witnesses, the woman and her two friends were waiting for the Dhaka Mail train leaving Chittagong. At that time, a middle-aged woman standing at the station saw them and made offensive remarks.
When the young woman protested, an argument started between the two. At one point, the older woman went to assault the young woman and her two friends protested.
Then some men standing at the station got into another argument with the two boys and went to beat them up.
Later, the young woman along with her friends went to the station master's room for safety.
Responding to queries on the matter, the station master said that he did not ask any questions as it was a sensitive police case.
Narsingdi sadar police station Assistant Sub-Inspector Iqbal Hossain told Dhaka Tribune that he got a call from 999 and was informed that there was an incident.
“I went there and saw the girl in the station master's room. The girl said that two women at the station made indecent remarks because she was wearing a short dress. At one stage of the fight, she was assaulted,” he added.
The ASI mentioned that, when the girl was asked about filing a complaint, she said that she had to sit for an exam in Dhaka at 10am and had to go.
According to police, the two boys who were with the young woman were locals of that area.
Meanwhile, a video of the incident went viral on social media on Thursday morning, sparking criticism.
Narsingdi railway police outpost Sub-Inspector Emayedul Jahedi said that no action was taken as no complaint was lodged.
Meanwhile, Narsingdi additional deputy commissioner (ADC) said that a probe has been launched over the incident.
“Assistance is also being taken from the police administration. Hopefully, the more details of the incident will be known in a few days,” he added.