Woman denies being held captive in Bangladesh

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Maldives has said that the young Maldivian woman has denied her family’s claim she and her son were being held captive in Bangladesh and being beaten by her Bangladeshi partner.

The mother of the young woman had reported that her daughter had run away to Bangladesh to be with her lover, and that she had told the family she was being beaten and held captive.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs said this Wednesday that the young woman had been summoned to a Bangladeshi police station on November 12, where, in the presence of a Maldivian embassy official, she said that she was happy with her partner.

“She said that she hadn’t faced any abuse and hadn’t been held captive. She said she living a happy life with her husband,” said Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The ministry said they called and spoke to the young woman.

The mother of the young woman said that she was in Bangladesh to “rescue” her daughter and grandchild.

The young woman and her partner had started their relationship while he had been working in Maldives.