Dhaka, March 10 -- Savar police have arrested Khalid Mahmud, also known as Hridoy Khan, for making obscene comments about women's clothing and spreading messages inciting harassment on social media.

Khalid Mahmud appeared in a Facebook video dressed as a mentally unstable person, making indecent comments urging women not to go out without hijab, Dhaka District Police said in a media statement on Monday evening.

He circulated the video online, insulting all women in society, the statement said.

He further claimed that women who do not wear hijab would be "raped" and made multiple offensive remarks against them, it added.

The video, widely shared on social media, showed him making inappropriate comments about young girls, including two ...