Rape of Indigenous Girl

Punish culprit, HWF, 5 other bodies demand

5 August 2009, 17:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Khagrachhari

Hill Women's Federation (HWF) and five other organisations working for the physically challenged have demanded immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the NGO man who allegedly raped the physically challenged indigenous girl Minu Chakma at Boradon village under Dighinala upazila on July 31. The demand was made at a press conference jointly organised by Hill Women's Federation (HWF) and victim's family at Khagrachhari Press Club yesterday noon. HWF Khagrachhari unit President Rina Dewan read out a written statement. They also demanded compensation for the victim and stoppage of micro credit programme in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). Mohammad Nazrul Islam 25, an employee of a national NGO and a resident of Patiya upazila under Chittagong district, entered Minu Chakma' house in the afternoon on the plea of drinking water. Finding physically and mentally challenged Minu alone at the house, Nazrul violated her and ran away leaving her seriously injured.