, Oct. 8 -- A female student of Dhaka University was allegedly tortured by the manager of a private hostel in Tejgaon area in the capital on Tuesday night.

Officer in charge of Sher- e- Banglanagar police station Imamul Hoque said a case was filed against hostel manager Razia Begum by the victim with the police station early Wednesday.

Razia was produced before a CMM court which sent her to jail, the OC said.

The victim- a student of Dhaka University's Shamsun Nahar Hall for the academic year 2024-25 - was attacked after she refused to pay an extra Tk 1,000 that hostel manager Razia demanded when a guest came to visit her, according to the complaint.

When the student did not comply Razia allegedly beat her and locked her in a room whe...