Dhaka, Feb. 25 -- Home Affairs Ministry today (Tuesday) said the claim of rape on a Rajshahi-bound moving bus on the night of February 17 is not true.

"(Claim of) Rape incident on Rajshahi-bound moving bus 'Unique Road Royals' from Dhaka on the night of February 17 is not true," BSS reports citing a press release of the ministry.

It said, "This information was revealed by analyzing the statement of a female passenger of the bus in a video clip received from the Superintendent of Police of Tangail. In the video clip, a female passenger of the bus is seen saying, "There was a robbery on the bus, but no rape took place." It can be seen that the female passenger presented her statement openly."

Female passenger Lipi Barman, 20, daughter of...