The nationwide anti-rape protests just last month culminated in the government’s slapdash effort to make the problem go away by increasing the maximum punishment for rape. Increasing the punishment does little to curb the issue if even the existing cases are not seen to. The culpability for our culture of gender-based violence extends to our society, our families, and us. It is high time that more effective solutions, which are not undertaken only to appease an enraged public, are adopted and implemented. Our country, with its 2,711 reported cases of violence this year, has seen enough.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 26, 2020 20:48 UTC