A monstrous crime
I was shocked to read about the rape of a nine-month-old baby in Chattogram. Such abuse of an infant is a monstrous crime. It seems, in our society, things are only getting worse. The behaviour of the locals has also been unacceptable Whereas the victim’s family should have received sympathy and support from the community, they were shunned. From what I gathered from news reports, the victim’s guardians are being treated as if they are the offenders.
The culprit in this case is now on the run, while the child is fighting for her life. Even if the offender is caught and punished, will it change the warped mentality of the perpetrators? How do they even find the audacity to commit such acts? Our tendency to blame the victims and skewed perspective towards females are the root causes of such occurrences, which are not being looked into.
Tanay Datta, Dhaka University
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