Police have suspended a constable who allegedly harassed a college teacher in Dhaka’s Farmgate for wearing a 'tip' -- a traditional adornment.
They also formed a committee on Monday to investigate the incident, said Faruk Hossain, a spokesman for Dhaka Metropolitan Police, reports bdnews24.com.
A deputy commissioner of police’s protection department and an assistant commissioner of Tejgaon zone are members of the committee that was asked to submit a report within three days.
The constable, Nazmul Tareque, was taken into custody earlier on Monday as protesters demanded exemplary punishment for him.
Lata Samaddar, a lecturer of theatre and media studies at Dhaka’s Tejgaon College, filed a general diary alleging she was harassed by a man in a police uniform at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar on Saturday.
The GD accused the man of ‘harassing her’ and then making ‘an attempt on her life’ when she objected to the mistreatment. News of the incident spread quickly on social media, drawing heavy criticism.