Azad allegedly sexually violated her at his house July 27, The Daily Star said Monday.

Azad is also vice president of the local unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).

Asked about the Salish court's verdict, Chairman Mohammad Shamsul Hoq said he has the right to resolve any problem that arises in the area under his jurisdiction.

Officer-in-charge of Matiranga police station Mohammad Abdul Qaium said he had heard about the matter and the Salish, but no one had come to the police station to file a complaint.

The victim, whose father died a few years ago, has worked at the house for the last two years in return for food and boarding only, the newspaper said.