Chargesheet in Ramisa rape, murder likely today as PM vows trial in one month
5 children become victim in Ctg just in one day
Police are expected to submit the chargesheet today in the case filed over the rape and murder of an eight-years-old child Ramisa in Pallabi area of the capital, as the DNA test has already been completed.
"The DNA examination process had been completed and the charge sheet could be submitted on Sunday," investigation officer (IO) of the case, Sub-Inspector Ohedujjaman Bhuiyan Nipun of Pallabi Police Station told BSS yesterday (23 May).
Also, referring to her murder, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said yesterday the trial will be completed within the next month and that the perpetrators will face the maximum punishment.
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He said that under the law, the highest punishment for the crime is the death penalty.
Tarique made the remarks while inaugurating the programme marking the 127th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam in Trishal, Mymensingh.
Ctg rape attempt accused confesses in court
Monir Hossain, 30, the accused in the attempted rape of a four-year-old child in the Dakshin Bakalia area of Chattogram city, has given a confessional statement in court.
The case's investigating officer and officer-in-charge (investigation) of Bakalia Police Station, Tanvir Ahmmed, presented the accused before the court of Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate-1 Judge Abu Bakar Siddique on Friday afternoon, where Monir confessed to his crime.
After recording his statement, the court sent him to jail.
Sexual assault against 5 children reported in Ctg in a day
In chattogram, five more children were allegedly subjected to rape or attempted rape in three separate incidents within a day of the alleged attempted rape of a four-year-old girl in the city's Bakalia area, police said.
Police detained three men in Double Mooring, Bayezid Bostami and Khulshi areas in connection with the incidents.
Police detained madrasa teacher Abdul Baten on Friday night over allegations of attempting to rape two minor sisters in the Ambagan area under Khulshi Police Station.
Earlier, in another incident, a man identified as Mohammad Ehesan was arrested over the attempts to rape two girls at a place beside Agrabad Hazipara Sunnia Mosque under Double Mooring Police Station on Friday, said Jamal Uddin Khan, officer-in-charge of the police station.
Meanwhile, Bayezid Bostami Police Station arrested a man, Mohammad Hasan, over allegations of raping a five-year-old girl.
Investigation Officer Mostafa Kamal said the child was sent to the One-Stop Crisis Centre at Chattogram Medical College Hospital for medical examination and treatment.
N'ganj rape suspect beaten by mob hospitalised
A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by two youths in the Fatullah area of Narayanganj on Friday afternoon.
The incident triggered severe public outrage, culminating in a mass beating that left the prime suspect critically injured, while law enforcement detained his associate during a late-night raid.
"One person injured in the mob beating is undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka. Another person has been detained," Fatullah Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Mohammad Mahbub Alam said.
In Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-10 detained a man named Khaja Mohammad Shah Poran, 26, for allegedly attempting to rape a four-year-old girl after luring her with chocolate.
Meanwhile, in the capital's Kalabagan area, police arrested a 63-year-old man on Friday on charges of raping an eight-year-old girl.
In Savar, Police have arrested a teacher of a women's madrasa in the Birulia area of Savar, Dhaka, on allegations of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old seventh-grade student.
The arrested accused, Md Kamruzzaman, 36, is the head teacher of the madrasa.
'Violence spreads when communities stay silent'
Unicef has expressed deep shock and concern over recent incidents of violence against children in Bangladesh, including cases involving the rape and killing of girls and boys, and urged urgent measures to strengthen child protection systems.
In a statement issued on Friday, Unicef Representative to Bangladesh Rana Flowers said the culture of impunity enjoyed by perpetrators must end and stressed the need to address gaps in prevention, reporting, institutional safeguarding, child-friendly police and justice systems, community protection and social services.
Unicef in its statement urged children, women, families and community members to report violence, abuse or exploitation through available protection services, including child helpline 1098.
