Bangladesh approves death penalty for rape cases –Action of Prime Minister Hasina Appreciated

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Dhaka, 12 October 2020, (TON): The Bangladesh Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on Monday approved a legal amendment to enhance maximum punishment in rape cases to death from life imprisonment.

The proposed amendment, titled “The Women and Children Repression Prevention Act” 2020, was pending since long as the Bengali women were undergoing serious issues due to milder punishments. It is on record that a numbers victims do not complain to the police because they were afraid that the culprits might take revenge or harm them again after their release.

Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam said, "The ordinance will be issued tomorrow."  

 

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