Man held over attempted rape

Police arrested a man for allegedly attempting to rape a housewife in Phulbari upazila of the district on Wednesday.

The arrestee, Mostafizur Rahman, 39, son of Azhar Ali, is a resident of Madhyapara village in the upazila.

Quoting locals, police said, Mostafizur entered the house of the victim, who runs a small grocery shop at the village, on Tuesday night and tried to rape her forcibly.

Hearing screams, villagers caught the culprit red-handed and gave him a good bearing before handing him over to the police.