Protesters called for the resignation of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan over the government’s failure to address an alarming rise in sexual violence against women and girls. Though the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has sought to remove the video from the internet, it continues to circulate widely. But protesters called for the government to finally take the country’s sexual assault problem seriously. According to Ain o Salish Kendra, a Bangladeshi human rights organisation, 907 women or girls were raped in just the first nine months of 2020. Survivors continue to face stigma, and do not have adequate access to psychosocial services when they seek help, HRW said.

Source: bd News24 October 09, 2020 07:52 UTC