Violence against women, corruption turn epidemic like corona: BNP
BNP on Monday alleged that the country has been facing an epidemic of ‘corruption and violence against women' alongside the corona pandemic.
"Aside from Covid-19 pandemic, Bangladesh is currently witnessing the epidemic of corruption and violence against women,” said BNP standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan.
Speaking at a human-chain programme, he said. “We should remove this epidemic and protect the country’s people."
Nari O Shishu Odhikar Forum (Women and Children Rights Forum), arranged the programme before BNP’s Nayapaltan central office protesting the growing price hike of daily essentials.
Nazrul condemned the incident of a ‘gang-rape’ in a dormitory of Sylhet MC College and demanded immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the offenders.
"MC College Principal told reporters that he’s helpless. You may be helpless but those who have the power and the courage can take steps to avoid such acts,” he said.
He warned that persons will take to the streets like this of the mass increase in the 90s if proper steps aren't taken up to check the repression on women.
A 19-year-old married girl was reportedly raped by a group of youths in a dormitory of Sylhet MC College on Friday night. The rapists violated the lady around 7pm after tying up her husband in a room of the hostel.
The BNP leader said people are going through a significant ordeal as a result of unusual price hike of onion other essentials, vegetables and kitchen items.
BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and joint secretary general Syed Moazzem Hossain Alal, amongst others, joined the programme.
