Dhaka, May 21 -- Robbers have swooped in on a long-haul passenger bus on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge Highway, whisking away valuables and allegedly harassing female passengers sexually during the act.

The heist occurred between 11:30pm on Tuesday and 5am on Wednesday, when a group of robbers took control of a Rangpur-bound bus and looted the passengers, Tangail Additional Superintendent of Police (Sadar Circle) HM Mahbub Rezwan Siddiqui said.

This is the second instance of a robbery on the highway within three months.

One of the passengers started a case over the incident with the Tangail Sadar Police Station.

The officer said an Al Imran Paribahan bus bound to Rangpur began its journey from Dhaka's Abdullahpur around 8pm. Along t...