They claimed that none of those who had been raped across the country in the last ten years got justice. “The recent introduction of the death penalty for rape has created confusion in the movement against rape. Our anti-rape movement will continue,” he added. There are hundreds of thousands of cases pending in the courts without any trial.”The students taking part in the anti-rape movement at Shahbagh said that people could never move forward without the emancipation of women. Meanwhile, students of different educational institutions also took to the streets in Dhanmondi and Mirpur 10 to protest rape and violence against women.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 12, 2020 17:26 UTC