Tuesday, April 16, 2024

‘Religion’ saved, with it rapists

Gang rape victim Serafina Mardi gave up her life in protest at the settlement by the community leaders and Surshunipara Catholic Church in Godagari that forced her family to stay away from legal proceedings. Police, family members of the indigenous victim and the community leaders said the settlement was done at a time when Serafina’s rape ... Read more

Comilla rape victim dies

A sixteen-year-old rape victim, who had 76 percent of her body burnt, succumbed to her wounds early yesterday after fighting for life for seven days at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). The deceased, a student of class eight, was seven months into pregnancy following rape by her 35-year-old neighbour Abu Taleb in Comilla Sadar