Mamunul Haque acquitted in rape case

Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish Secretary General Mamunul Haque has been acquitted in a rape case filed with Narayanganj's Sonargaon upazila, reports bdnews24.com.
Judge Jasmine Ara Begum of the Narayanganj Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal delivered the verdict in the case on Thursday, according to Qayyum Khan, inspector of court police.
Mamunul was in court for the hearing.
"Autocrat Hasina tried to tarnish my image and used the entirety of the state apparatus to do so," Mamunul told the media after the verdict.
"She attempted to destroy me by holding my family hostage and threatening me with murder."
"Allah has rescued me from this conspiracy. The trial has also been transparent and I have been spared from this slanderous case," he added.