Police arrests 50-year-old man on charge of raping in the port city's Bayazid Bostami area

Police last night arrested a 50-year-old man on charge of raping a minor girl in the port city's Bayazid Bostami area.

The arrestee was identified as Md Badrul Islam, hailing from Noakhali district.

The rape took place when the victim's mother was not at home.

When the five-year-old victim returned home after attending classes at a local madrasa yesterday morning, the accused went there and raped her by promising to give her food, said Kamruzzaman, officer-in-charge of Bayazid Bostami Police Station.

The mother filed a case with the police station in this regard after finding out about the incident from her daughter.

The girl was sent to the hospital for medical tests.

The Daily Star