gang rape
RMG worker ‘gang raped’ in Gazipur
A female worker of readymade garments was allegedly gang raped in Mulaid area of Sripur in Gazipur early Tuesday.
Officer-in-Charge of Sripur Police Station Golam Sarowar Jahan said the house owner of the victim ousted her from the house on Monday night raising different accusations.
Taking advantage of the situation, one Mizan Fakir in the name of helping her provided her a room in his house, OC said.
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Later, as the night progressed Mizan went to the victim’s room and violated her along with four others, the cop said.
However, the victim managed to flee from that room and filed a case over the matter in the morning, he added.
Police arrested one of the accused and are trying to catch the others, OC said.
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Rape culture
Rape incidents continue to take place even after the government amended the law making death penalty the highest punishment for the crime.
Last month, a police headquarters report said 26,695 rape cases had been filed across the country in the last five years.
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) data show that 1,018 children were raped last year, but only 683 police cases were filed. Also, 116 victims were 6 years old or below.
Also read: Police HQ: 26,695 rape cases filed in 5 yrs, with notable jump since 2019
Overall, 1,627 rape cases were reported last year and 53 of the victims were killed by the perpetrators while 14 took their own lives, the data showed.
The original number is believed to be higher as most victims don’t report incidents of sexual assault fearing for their safety and social stigmatisation.
Following days of protests against sexual violence against women across Bangladesh, the government introduced death penalty for rape in October last year. In November, the Parliament passed the necessary amendment.
Faridpur ‘gang rape’: 3 along with mother-daughter arrested
Police have arrested three persons, including a mother-daughter duo, for allegedly plotting a gang rape at Madhukhali Upazila of Faridpur.
The arrestees are Rozina, her mother Parul Aktar and one Zakirul Haque.
On Tuesday night, the victim’s father filed a case against the trio and accused several other anonymous people of human trafficking and rape.
The victim recently came to her father’s home at Madhukhali from her husband’s village. On Sunday, her friend Rozina came to visit her.
After an argument with the victim, Rozina with her mother and some men abducted her from her father’s house that afternoon.
Also read: Rape epidemic: 2 held over gang-rape of Pabna woman
The victim said they took her to different places, drugged her and had her raped several times.
They dropped her in front of her father’s home on Tuesday morning after her condition deteriorated.
Her father said the victim’s condition has improved. She is currently being treated at the One-Stop Crisis Centre of Faridpur Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical College Hospital.
Madhukhali Police Station’s Officer-in-Charge Rathindra Nath Tarafdar said Zakirul was arrested in a drive on Tuesday night after the arrest of Rozina and Parul.
The women are residents of Modhukhali Asrayan centre. Zakirul, hailing from Gopalganj, was a contractual worker at the Madhukhali Sugar Mill, said police.
Also read: Housewife ‘gang-raped’ in Patuakhali
OC Rathindra Nath said the court had sent the three accused to jail. The other accused will be arrested after getting the victim’s statement. Rape becoming a regular crime
Rape incidents continue to take place even after the government amended the law making death penalty the highest punishment for the crime.
Last month, a police headquarters report said 26,695 rape cases had been filed across the country in the last five years.
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) data show that 1,018 children were raped last year, but only 683 police cases were filed. Also, 116 victims were 6 years old or below.
Overall, 1,627 rape cases were reported last year and 53 of the victims were killed by the perpetrators while 14 took their own lives, the data showed.
Also read: Police HQ: 26,695 rape cases filed in 5 yrs, with notable jump since 2019
The original number is believed to be higher as most victims don’t report incidents of sexual assault fearing for their safety and social stigmatisation.
Following days of protests against sexual violence against women across Bangladesh, the government introduced death penalty for rape in October last year. In November, the Parliament passed the necessary amendment.
3 arrested for garment worker’s rape in Port City
Police on Sunday arrested three people on charges of gang-raping a garment worker in the Bandar Thana area of Chattogram city.
Trial in MC College gang rape, extortion cases to run simultaneously: HC
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Gang rape at Sylhet MC College: Indictment hearing Jan 17
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Gang rape at Sylhet MC College: Court accepts chargesheet
A Sylhet tribunal on Tuesday accepted chargesheet against eight men accused of gang-raping a woman at MC College.
Woman and Child Repression Prevention Tribunal Judge Mohammad Mohitul Haque Chowdhury took the chargesheet into cognisance in presence of all accused, said Public Prosecutor of the tribunal Rashida Syeda Khanam.
The plaintiff did not file any objection petition against the chargesheet.
On December 3, police pressed charges against eight accused in the gang rape case.
Schoolgirl ‘gang raped’ in Bhola, suspect detained
A 10th grader was allegedly gang-raped by two men in Bhola’s Borhanuddin upazila on Wednesday.
Magura witnesses 73 rape incidents in 2020
Seventy three rape incidents, among other crimes, were recorded in Magura district alone in 2020.