Bangladesh's Cabinet has approved an increase in the maximum punishment in rape cases to death from life imprisonment after a series of recent sexual assaults triggered protests on streets and in social media. Details of the amendment were not immediately available, but Islam said the Cabinet agreed to a proposal that trials in rape cases be completed in a speedy manner. Bangladesh's Cabinet has approved an increase in the maximum punishment in rape cases to death from life imprisonment. A series of violent sexual attacks in recent weeks has triggered protests in the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere. A series of violent sexual attacks in recent weeks has triggered protests in the capital, Dhaka, and elsewhere.

Source: Daily Mail October 12, 2020 10:49 UTC