Women's rights?
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Will this massive craze of torturing women in our society ever come to an end? Why is it that when women's rights are discussed we always find ways to back out by simply saying, “We're working on it” or “I think women have been given much more respect and rights than before through our initiatives or campaigns”? Where do we, women, actually stand in a country like Bangladesh, where a single woman is left all alone to fight her battles while some elite people in our society are too busy running their so called social campaigns? A survey conducted by Bangladesh Health and Injury brought to light that over 2200 children commit suicide every year--which is almost six per day, of which four happen to be females. Even in a country like Bangladesh with a moderate economic growth and the increasing awareness among people, we still turn a deaf ear to the cries of the women not only in the most primitive of areas but in the city as well. My question is when will this come to an end? Just ask yourself who needs to change-- you, society, the nation or the entire human race?
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