Staff Reporter :A total of 499 women and baby girls were raped in the first six months of this current year. Of them 64 were the victims of gang rape, according to a study revealed by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad [BMP] on Thursday. General Secretary of BMP said they have prepared the report scrutinizing news items of 14 newspapers. “About 2,537 women came under repression since January to June in 2016. Of them, 499 women, including 64 baby girls, were gang raped. Besides, 15 were killed after rape while rape attempts were made on 80 persons,” she said. She said: “Around 61 women were molested during the aforesaid period and 57 were victims of sexual harassment. Besides, 19 women were acid burnt and 43 fell victims of arson where 9 of them died. Not only that, seven were sold out to pros quarter.” “Four hundred and six women were killed for different reasons. Murder attempt was made on 22 other women.
