Punishment to torturer husband demanded
For the Women By the Women Forum forms a human chain in front of Jatiya Press Club in the city yesterday demanding exemplary punishment to Hasan Sayeed Sumon who tortured and blinded his wife Rumana Manzur, a Dhaka University teacher.Photo: STAR
Speakers at a human chain programme yesterday demanded quick trial and exemplary punishment to Hasan Sayeed Sumon, who tortured and blinded his wife Rumana Manzur, a Dhaka University teacher, to stop recurrence of such an incident. They also appealed to the government to ensure women's safety by implementing existing laws relating to women's rights. For the Women By the Women Forum organised the event in front of Jatiya Press Club in the city. Dhaka Development Forum, Jatiya Konna Shishu Advocacy Forum, Aparajeyo Bangladesh, ActionAid Bangladesh, Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition and Shachetan Nari Samaj expressed solidarity with the programme. Rumana, an assistant professor of Department of International Relations and a postgraduate student at University of British Columbia in Canada, lost her eyesight as Sumon pushed his fingers into her eyes on June 5. He also gnawed Rumana's nose, cheek, and throat. They said Rumana did not tell others about past incidents of torture by Sumon as she loved and trusted him very much. Citing the example of Sutapa, a DU student allegedly killed by her in-laws, they said women very often do not get justice as the culprits go unpunished.
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