Dhaka, March 24 -- Police have arrested two men over the alleged rape of a housewife at knifepoint after holding her husband and child hostage in Narayanganj's Rupganj Upazila.

The arrests were confirmed by Rupganj Police chief Sabzel Hossain during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, a day after the incident.

The arrestees are Afzal Khan and Md Abbad, both aged 30 and originally from Tarabo.

The 25-year-old victim filed a case under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, naming Afzal and an accomplice.

Quoting the case statement, Sabzel said: "Around 4:30am on Monday, the suspect entered the victim's house. They held her husband and 3-and-a-half-year-old child hostage at knifepoint."

"The woman was then raped in fron...