Women rights organisation and women activities organised a protest rallies at Bagerhat in demand of capital punishment of rapist. Amid the covid-19 and lockdown situation, the sexual violence against women and girls drastically increased across the country. Being a women’s rights organisation and network of women rights activists, Badabon Sangho has facilitated the event from its vision and mission. The programme was organised on 07 Oct, where local level women leaders, journalists, activists, youths and volunteers were joined. In the programme, women leaders expressed their concerns and demand quick arrest and capital punishment of rapist. They also brought out a procession rallies with chanting slogan. Their other demands include ensuring the security of women and children; ending victim-blaming; taking steps against those involved in harassing victims; bringing necessary reforms in the education system from the primary level by introducing sex education; and a hotline for rural women to help stop sexual violence. They added that patriarchy attitude and power structure is mainly responsible for such kind of increased sexual violence against women and girls.
