Stalking won't be tolerated
Sounding a strong warning against stalking, Education Minister Nurul Islam Naid said a committee will be formed at every mahalla to identify the spoiled and notorious boys for exemplary punishment.
Stalking will not be tolerated. The culprits will be given exemplary punishment so that others do not dare to do it, he added.
The minister said this at a meeting of cross section of people to ascertain views how deal with the rising incidents of stalking which have worried the parents of school- and college-going girls and female inmates of halls and hostels.
Besides, schools, colleges and universities will be directed to take action against the stalkers, he said while presiding over the meeting.
Prof Serajul Islam Chowdhury viewed that rising incidents of stalking is a manifestation of overall moral degradation in the society. Political leadership seems to be indifferent about the menace.
Media should play a vital role in curbing it, said Dhaka University Vice Chancellor AAMS Arefin Siddique.
Principal Kanij Mahmuda Akter of Siddheswari University College suggested closure of fax/phone shops around schools and colleges from where spoiled boys usually contact female students.
Rawshan Ara Begum of Education Directorate suggested stalking cases should be made non-bailable.
Fahima Khatun, chairman of Dhaka Education Board, regretted that plain-clothes police deployed against stalking should be activated.
AIG of Police Abdullah Al Mamun pointed to the weaknesses of law to deal with the culprits. Most of the accused taking advantage of loopholes in the law secured release from the court.
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