Dhaka, June 22 -- Shariatpur Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mohammad Ashraf Uddin has accused a woman of blackmailing him for a large sum of money after intimate videos and photos of the two spread across social media.

The scandal, involving private footage, has triggered conflicting claims between the two--who are also related by family ties--and has since drawn wide public attention.

The woman has alleged that the DC lured her into a romantic relationship by promising marriage and was instrumental in the breakdown of her previous marriage.

"He's my close relative," she told a news-based YouTube channel. "Our relationship began as he used to visit our home. He convinced me to divorce my husband with the promise of marrying me.

"Now he refu...