Why are we forgetting Lakingme?
A number of rights groups, indigenous student organisations and activists holding a candlelight vigil in front of the national parliament, seeking justice for Lakingme Chakma. Photo: Rashed Shumon
Bangladesh is experiencing an epidemic of violence against women and girls. Access to justice has long been a challenge in Bangladesh, particularly for this type of violence. On many occasions these cases were dismissed as unsolvable and were simply ignored. The Lakingme Chakma case is no different from these other examples of violence against women and girls. We are also forgetting this case like the previous cases without taking further action to bring justice for her. Lakingme case has been also ignored, mostly because she is from an indigenous marginalised group. Indigenous women and girls are one of the most disadvantaged and vulnerable segments of the country s population. They are typically deprived of basic human rights, including lack of access to
PBI presses rape charges against ASI, 4 others Our Correspondent, Dinajpur Our Correspondent, Dinajpur
The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has pressed charges against five persons, including an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of police, yesterday in a rape case filed at end of October last year.
The charge-sheeted accused are Mohammad Rahenul Islam, an ASI of Rangpur police, Sumaiya Parvin Meghla, Suravi Aktar, Mohammad Babu, and Mohammad Kalam.
Rahenul has been suspended after the incident.
Saiful Islam, an inspector of PBI in Rangpur, filed the 367-page charge sheet against the five persons, including Rahenul, yesterday noon before the court.
Court sources said that PBI pressed charges against Rahenul and two other women Meghla and Suravi, under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, while human trafficking charge was pressed against Kalam and Babul, who were arrested from Lalmonirhat.
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The High Court has called for immediate steps to stop the publication of pictures, names, addresses, educational institutions, workplaces and any other detail relevant to the identity of women and children who have been sexually abused or raped. );
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The court directed the information secretary, chairman of the Bangladesh Press Council, home secretary and chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to report back on the measures adopted to implement the directive within the next 30 days.
The bench of Justice Farah Mahbub and Justice SM Maniruzzaman passed the orders on Monday along with a rule after a preliminary hearing of a writ petition filed on behalf of the human rights group Justice Watch Foundation.
HC orders government to stop media from disclosing identities of rape victims
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The High Court today ordered the government to immediately take necessary steps to stop online and printed newspapers and electronic media from publishing and broadcasting the identities and photos of rape and sexual assault victims in line with the relevant law.
In response to a writ petition, the court asked four high officials to submit separate reports to it after complying with the directive in 30 days.
The four are secretaries to the ministries of information and home affairs and the chairmen of Bangladesh Press Council and Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
No revealing of identities of rape victims: HC
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The High Court yesterday ordered the government to immediately take necessary steps to stop online and print news media and electronic media from publishing and broadcasting identities and photographs of rape and sexual assault victims in line with the relevant law.
In response to a writ petition, the court asked four high-placed officials to submit separate reports to it after complying with the directive in 30 days.
The four are: secretaries to the ministries of information and home affairs and the chairmen of Bangladesh Press Council and Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission (BTRC).