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Published : 11 Mar 2026, 11:26 PM
A court in Bogura has granted bail to popular content creator Ashraful Alom, widely known as Hero Alom, in a legal battle involving allegations of rape and physical assault.
Judge Anwarul Haque of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 passed the order on Wednesday afternoon, said Prosecution Police Inspector Shahidul Islam.
He was arrested in a place near the Shajahanpur Police Station on the Dhaka-Bogura Highway on Feb 19, nine days after a court order for his arrest over “rape” and “repression” of a woman.
The allegations stem from a complaint filed on May 6 last year by a woman who accused Alom and five others of different offences.
Following an investigation, the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) submitted a chargesheet against Alom on Feb 10, while clearing the other five suspects of the charges.
According to the complaint, Alom allegedly raped the woman multiple times under the false pretext of marriage and promises of a film career.
He reportedly lived with her in different rented houses after making marriage vows in the presence of a cleric, the case said.
The woman also alleged that she was pressured to have an abortion on Apr 18 last year in Bogura.
Alom and others allegedly physically assaulted her on Apr 21 as she refused to follow his advice.
Subsequently, the woman was admitted to a clinic in Bogura town, where she suffered a miscarriage.
She later received treatment at Bogura’s Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital from Apr 24 to Apr 26.
According to the chargesheet, Alom allegedly took nearly Tk 1.5 million from the woman, promising to make her an actress.
