ASK demands swift justice over Cox’s Bazar mother-daughter gang rape
The victims’ husband works in Chattogram city, leaving the woman with her two daughters, aged fifteen and seven
Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) has expressed deep concern and demanded swift justice over the gang rape of a woman and her teenage daughter by robbers in Cox's Bazar's Matamuhuri upazila on Monday (8 June).
The victims' husband works in Chattogram city, leaving the woman with her two daughters, aged fifteen and seven.
A gang of eight to ten robbers broke into their home late Monday night. They cut through a window grill to enter. After looting gold and cash, the gang raped the woman and her teenage daughter.
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Ask labeled this act as barbaric and not just a personal tragedy, but raises serious questions about the state's ability to ensure women's and children's safety. Such violence damages citizens' sense of security and creates fear in society.
The organisation noted that despite repeated incidents of violence against women and children, gaps remain in prevention, swift investigation and accountability.
Ask strongly demanded that all perpetrators be identified, arrested and punished under the law. It also called for urgent medical care, mental health support, legal aid and maximum security for the mother and daughter.
Ain O Salish Kendra further stated that the state must take preventive measures. This includes boosting law enforcement capacity, strengthening local surveillance and ensuring quick justice free from any influence.
Ask said there can be no place for violence against women and children in a just and democratic state. It urged the state to follow a zero-tolerance policy strictly to combat such crimes.
