Economic growth means nothing if we can’t keep girls and women safe from abuse
Bangladesh is going through hard times.
“People” have grown too dependent on their rulers, and the rulers are suffering from a lack of perspective being surrounded by sycophants, leading to disjointed decisions being made regarding the future of our nation.
On the February 27, the Child Marriage Restraint Act 2017 was passed despite nationwide protests and requests from the more civil parts of our society. In order to make a decision which may have devastating effect on the lives of women, the administration resorted to a game of semantics to confuse and confound us.
What kind of a law is it that allows the parents of a girl who was raped to marry her off to the rapist himself?
The state could have delivered a stern warning by rejecting the bill, signaling that perpetrators of violence against women and girls wouldn’t be spared, and that the victims of violence would get better legal and physical assistance.
