Please, do something
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Recently, an extremely shocking news item in one of the daily newspapers traumatised me. According to the news, on 23 January, some hoodlums in Iswardi, Pabna killed an SSC examinee named Sorna Khatun (15) after gang raping her. A gang of 12 kidnapped the girl from her home at gun point in presence of her family members and forcibly raped her. Afterwards they broke her legs, gauged her eyes and hanged her body from a tree. I really don't understand why we cannot ensure social security for our women at all levels and why there is no effective initiative to vigorously counteract such incidents. Unless we ensure exemplary punishments for the beasts that commit such brutal crimes, we will never be able to build a safer society for our women. If I was the Prime Minister or the Home Minister of the country, I would personally go to the field, ensure quick arrest of each of those culprits and personally arrange a swift public trial to ensure that they are publicly executed after meticulous tortures. I think our law enforcers, public representatives, judiciary and our policy makers are responsible for the creation of a social context where such unspeakable violence against women can go unpunished. Such incidents have almost become an inevitable part of our social life and we seldom get to know if the criminals are eventually brought to justice. My sole message to the people who can do something is: “Please Do Something”.
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