சிறுபான்மை பெண்களை கற்பழித்து கொடூரம் செய்யும் பெரும்பான்மையினர்

பங்களாதேஷில் இந்துவாக இருந்துவிட்டால், கொடுமைக்கு அளவே இல்லை.

இந்த 13 வயதுப்பெண்ணை கடத்திச் சென்று தொடர்ந்து பல நாட்கள் கற்பழித்து துரத்திவிட்டுள்ளனர் முஸ்லீம்கள்.

இந்த முஸ்லீம்கள் மீது எந்த விசாரணையும் இல்லை.

இந்த சிறுமி தற்கொலை செய்துகொண்டுவிட்டாள்.

நல்லா இருங்கடே.

Beauty a curse in Bangladesh
By William Gomes
Published October 24, 2009
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Mili Rani Malakar, a 13-year-old Hindu girl was abducted and gang raped by local Muslims at Sylhet on May 1, 2008; later on, with a battered body and shattered mind, out of fear and extreme shame, the poor girl committed suicide.In the photo Mili with her parents. (William Gomes ) Some people might say that beauty becomes a curse for a woman who is raped. But I disagree with the idea that the woman's physical beauty is a curse, because it is not beauty that causes sexual violence; the main cause is the beast inside of man. Not all of the women or girls who get raped exhibit extreme physical beauty.

Why does the rapist not rape the mother, sister or daughter in their home who may be more beautiful than the woman or girl they rape? The question is what prevents them from raping their mother, sisters or daughter. If it is religious norms, then somehow the same religious norms fail to stop them from raping someone else. Otherwise, the news just never makes it out.

In Bangladesh on any given morning, if you look at the newspaper you will see news about various forms of violence against females of different ages, from two-year-old girls to elderly women. Stories talk about girls that get raped by people outside the home, by relatives inside the home, by teachers in schools, or even by clerics in religious institutions. The victim may go to the police for justice, but then there are also cases of women getting raped inside of police stations when they go to report the violence committed against them.

We talk about educating about violence against women in Bangladesh, but in some cases, female students have been harassed by teachers in school, from the Mohila Madrasa - a girls Islamic school - to well-known higher educational institutions. On May 14, 2009, the High Court of Bangladesh pronounced a judgment to prevent sexual abuse of women at the office, educational institutions and all types of governmental, non-governmental and other organizations.

Especially for minority girls and women, Bangladesh is an extremely fearful place. As soon as a girl is born into a minority family, they have to worry about whether she will be raped by Muslims and how they will save her from that fate. Obviously, not all minority girls and women are raped, but there are uncounted numbers who are, especially in Bangladesh's Hindu community. At the dawn of each day, there is another article about a minority woman or girl who either was raped, maybe even murdered, or committed suicide after rape.

Mili Rani Malakar, a 13-year-old Hindu girl was abducted and gang raped by local Muslims at Sylhet on May 1, 2008; later on, with a battered body and shattered mind, out of fear and extreme shame, the poor girl committed suicide. It must be noted that it’s not the men who commit suicide out of fear and shame, but the girl who was beaten, broken and raped by beasts. It reminds me of the quote by famous U.S. author, educator and theorist Freda Adler, “Rape is the only crime in which the victim becomes the accused.”

All the major religions that are practiced here in Bangladesh are male-dominated organizations. In their holy books, creation begins with a man, “Adam”, who establishes pleasure and perfection on a woman “Eve”. The Abrahamic faiths differ from one another in many things, but they are united in this beginning story, which begins the history of male domination and which ends in today's daily life practices. From Adam to the great Prophet Mohammed, all of the prophets were male.

Bangladesh has a vast population practicing and following Islam in their lives. Islam initially controls their way of life. In Islam, the Prophet Mohammed left an example by having sexual relations with different women, from Aisha, the six- or seven-year-old daughter of Abu Bakr, to elderly women, as well as by having thirteen wives or concubines.

In different religions, the institution of marriage has tried to restrain the male, who is normally a polygamist by nature. Especially the Prophet Mohammed, who had several wives, set an example before the followers of Islam of being an extreme polygamist.

The Roman philosopher Seneca advocated that, “Injustice never rules forever.” The injustice that is going on in Bangladesh against women and girls will not continue forever if we can dig out the rotten teachings of religions, especially of Islam, that lead people to be polygamists, encourage male domination and deprive women by making them dependents. We need to hasten the day when men and women will be treated equally, when beauty will not be a curse, but will be a blessing for all.

William Nicholas Gomes is a freelance Journalist and Human Rights Activist. He can be reached by email at cda.exe@gmail.com.

இன்னொரு செய்தி


Mili Malaker (15) Gang Raped
For 7 days: An investigation Report

Investigation Report on Abduction & Gang Rape of Mili Malaker (15) ----By Rabin Ghosh, GHRD, Bangladesh (30-31st May 2008): I, Adv.Rabindra Ghosh along with Adv.Sawpan Roychowdhury, Ms.Shukla Bhattacharjee, Rakesh Roy, Dulal Borman, Tusher Saha, Ajoy Dey and Arabindu Barman (Bindu) investigated the published news of a rape in "Janakantha", "Jugantor" & “Jugaveri", all 6th May 2008 and also another local daily "Sylheter Dak" on 20th May 2008.
Victim & Perpetrators
Name of the victim: Ms. Mili Rani Malakar (15)
Victim’s father: Khoka Malakar (55), a blind handicapped man
Victim's mother: Mrs. Prativa Rani Malakar (45)
Dates of incident: April 25 – May 02, 2008
Place of occurrence: Bhattapara Government Primary School, Zokiganj, Sylhet.
Names of alleged Perpetrators: a) Abdul Lalif (60), Ward Member and local BNP leader b) Moinul Hossain (45), c) Rafique (40), d) Rahat (35), local Chatra Dal leader & an d) and Unknown person – all of Jakiganj, Sylhet.
Ground Information
Zokiganj police station is situated within Sylhet district eastern side of Bangladesh adjacent to Indian Border near Assam. 5% of the total population of this area would be minority community. Ms. Mili Rani Malakar aged about 15 years is a destitute adolescent minority Hindu girl. Her father, Khoka Malakar is blind and handicapped citizen of Bangladesh not capable to walk and see, mother, Prativa Rani Malakar is maid-servant nearby and they all lives hands to mouth. Perpetrator Abdul Lalif is known to this Hindu family and he used to visit their house often. Abdul Latif tried to build a relationship with the girl and on the day of abduction he offered the girl a job. Instead he took her in a room near Zokiganj where he and other perpetrators raped her from April 25th to May 2nd. On May 2nd 2008 at about noon the victim was found unconscious near Bhattapara Government Primary School at Zokiganj.
Investigation
We have investigated the matter on May 30-31. 2008. We had visited Zokiganj Police station, victim's home, talked with local people, took video statements of the victim. The matter is as follows: The victim was interviewed by Ms.Shukla Bhattacharjee and Adv.Rabindra Ghosh separately and she disclosed categorically that she was allured by Md.Abdul Latif in the name of giving her a job. Abdul Latif took her at a remotest place at Zokiganj and kept her in a solitary room and he along with others raped her one after another for about a week or more. She told that they use force to rape her. She also disclosed that the perpetrators locked her from outside. She cried & begged to leave the room but the perpetrators prevented her not to while they gang-raped her day & night. When finally she became senseless they left her near the school. Some one saw and recognized her, sent her home. Local people sent her to Osmani Medical College, Sylhet. From the medical college she filed FIR against the perpetrators responsible for abduction and gang rape. The victim also complained that she was slapped by Sub Inspector of Police to intimidate her not to disclose the names of the rapists.

The incident was too pathetic and the blind disabled father of the victim was given Taka 10,000/ (About US $150/00) by one Gopi Roy of UK through HRCBM-UK which was published in local daily. We have also met with the Superintendent of Police and Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet and appraised the situation. Zokiganj police could not arrest the perpetrators yet. Mr. Harun-ur-Rashid Khan, Deputy Commissioner was not interested to talk to us while we met with him at his official residence on 31st May and he took side of UNO Jaintapur Md. Zillur Rahman Chowdhury who threatened us through mobile telephone not to investigate the matter of minority repression. I made a general diary against the UNO Jaintapur for the threat at Jaintapur PS. We also went to the Zokiganj police station, met with OC and took statements. We also asked him why FIR was not lodged in time and why perpetrators have not been arrested, he could not reply.
Suggestions
a) the perpetrators should be arrested immediately and brought to justice.
b) A judicial inquiry team should be formed to investigate the crime.
c) Compensation needs to be paid to victim and the distressed family.
d) Government should protect human rights defenders & distressed family
e) The Minorities of Bangladesh should be protected.
Prepared and submitted by Adv.Rabindra Ghosh
Observer-Global Human Rights Defense, Dhaka, Bangladesh