Bring perpetrators of rape to justice

According to Bangladesh Mahila Parishad's figures, as reported by this newspaper, as many as 429 incidents of rape took place between January and June this year, with many victims being teenage girls. Some of the victims were even murdered after being raped. These barbaric incidents of rape triggered outcry across the whole country, but few culprits have so far been brought to proper justice. Many of them escape justice and live with impunity by threatening the victim's family, mobilising political clout or bribing corrupt officials. If this trend continues, the whole country will encounter more such horrific abuses. 

I want to draw the kind attention of the authorities to end this culture of impunity. If they fail to bring these perpetrators to justice, we cannot provide our women with a safe environment to live in. 

Mohammad Kabir, Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science & Technology University