Editorial
Stop This
After the shameful episode on the Dhaka University campus, a similar incident sends shivers down our spine. A lady was assaulted reportedly by three motorbike-riders in the city's New Iskaton area on Thursday night. The deplorable incident took place right in front of the victim's house. The offenders also beat up her husband who was accompanying her to Mirpur. There have, however, been two arrests made in this connection but the accused were freed on bail on Friday. The third person involved in this is yet to be arrested. Police, as usual, said they were doing their best but our question is: how dare they commit such an abominable crime? The crime throws an open challenge to law enforcement. Now with our already plummeting law and order, the tendency to tug at ladies' clothes adds one more dimension to roguery.
If we fail to check this savagery well in time, then no woman would be safe from licentious elements moving around the city. If experience is any guide, such criminals could dare the exploits apparently because of their connection with the ruling party. This obviously works against the interest of the ruling party itself - and it must be discouraged. We would expect the ruling party to tighten its grip over the student wing. We expect the evildoers to be deterrently punished. We believe that a combined effort of the government, the ruling party and the law enforcers will stop this once and for all.
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