Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Police have detained the director of a private women's hostel in the capital for allegedly assaulting a Dhaka University student who was visiting a friend there.

Razia Begum, director of Swapnonibas Women's Hostel near Tejgaon College, was taken into custody around 10pm on Tuesday, according to Imamul Haque, chief of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station.

He told bdnews24.com that the hostel owner was arrested after a female student of Tejgaon College filed a case over the incident.

The case alleges that the victim, a Dhaka University student from Shamsunnahar Hall, was physically assaulted after visiting the hostel as a guest because her university dormitory was closed, according to Imamul.

The hostel authority interrog...