Joynal Abedin Khan :
Now-a-days mothers are killing their beloved children, which exposes total loss of social values and blood ties.
Mental anxiety, psychological illness, quarreling, extra marital affairs and family disorder are contributing to the decaying of ethics and morality, say the Sociologists. They add that mothers’ laps at length have become unsafe for children.
They have urged the Ministry of Social Welfare and Religious Affairs to take steps against such killings by increasing the social awareness, norms and values across the society and at
the same time the law-enforcers should be strict to bring the killers to justice. At least 17 children were killed by their mothers in the capital’s Banasree and some other districts in recent months, cops and local sources said.
Nusrat Jahan Urmi, 14, a Class-VII student of Viqarunnisa Noon School, and her younger brother Alvi Aman, 6, a nursery student of Holy Crescent School, were strangled by their mother at Banashree in the capital on Monday afternoon, said Mufti Mahmud Khan, Director of RAB’s Legal and Media Wing.
Mother Mahfuza Maleq alias Jesmin confessed it to the RAB on Thursday. She tried to divert the event saying that her children died after taking leftover food of a Chinese restaurant near their Banasree home on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, a newborn boy, who was thrown by his mother from a multi-storey building on the city’s Bailey Road on February 1 out of fear of social stigma, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on February 25.
The baby was undergoing treatment at the Neonatal Ward. He died around 1:30pm, said in-charge of DMCH police camp Mozammel Hossain.
Beauty, 17, who had long been working as a housemaid at a flat of ‘Property Mansion’ on its fifth floor at 26 Bailey Road, gave birth to the baby out of wedlock on the morning of February 1.
A woman made an abortive attempt to commit suicide after reportedly killing her minor daughter over a family feud in Taraganj village of Lalmohan upazila in Bhola on February 2, said Aktaruzzaman,
Officer-in-charge of Lalmohan Police Station.
In Gopalganj, fed up with constant crying, a woman allegedly killed her five-month old boy slitting his throat at Patgati Dakkhinpara village of Tungipara upazila in Gopalganj district on February 2. Police arrested Lipi Begum, wife of Bulu Sheikh of the village, in this connection, said Tungipara Police Station OC Mahmudul Haque.
In Mymensingh, a mentally challenged woman allegedly chopped her five-month old girl to death at Poyarkandi in Muktagachha upazila of the district on December31. Police said that the mentally challenged woman, was identified as Moyna Begum, 23. In Nilphamari, a woman allegedly committed suicide after strangling her two minor daughters at Dakkhin Deshibari Asrayan Prakalpa in Jaldhaka upazila in the district on December 7. The deceased were identified as Fency Begum, 32, and her two daughters namely Aklima, 7, and Taslima, 9, said Jaldhaka Police Station OC.
In Khulna, a woman allegedly strangled her 11-month old baby girl to death and hanged her body from a ceiling fan over a family feud at her house in Khalishpur area of the city on August 26. Sharmin, 21. In Natore, a woman killed her three-year old daughter and later committed suicide following a row with her husband in Gurudashpur upazila, Natore on April 20. The deceased has been identified as Piara Begum, 40. In Chittagong, a woman allegedly tried to commit suicide after killing her two children at village Amtali of Lohagara upazila in Chittagong on March 26. The deceased were identified as Mariam Sultana, 7, and Yeasin, 2.
In Mymensingh, a mentally-challenged mother allegedly chopped her five-month old daughter to death at Poyarkandi under Muktagachha Municipality here on December 31. Moyna chopped the five-month old Riya with a cutter in her house, killing her on the spot.
In Gaibanha, a mother was arrested for allegedly killing her 14-day old child in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha in February in the last February. The killer is Sumi Akter, 20.
In Moulvibazar, a mother and her minor daughter were killed as the mother allegedly jumped under a running train along with her daughter at Monu Railway Station in Kulaura upazila on December 15. The deceased were identified as Jahanara Begum (30), wife of Masandar Ali from Kotarkona village in the upazila and their daughter Ima (3).
In Narsingdi, a woman, along with her infant son, allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of an express train in Raipura upazila on December 7. The deceased are Murshida Begum, 23, and her son, Arifin, 2.
In Munshiganj, a woman allegedly slaughtered her 6-month-old son at Purba Kaitekhali village in Srinagar upazila on February 2. The victim is Samir Mia, son of Shah Alam and Runa Begum of the village.
In Bandarban, a mother named Zamila Begum,30, allegedly suffocated her 11 day old infant Fatema to death in September. Women and Children Affairs State Minister Meher Afroj Chumki told The New Nation on Thursday, “We are promised to ensure the legal action against the child torturer. The government also has taken zero tolerance policy against the child killers.
Nur Khan, director of Ain o Salish Kendra, said, Police should make fair investigation into the incidents.
Ehsan Habib, Professor of Sociology Department of Dhaka University, said “Lack of social awareness and moral education is the main cause of child killing by their mothers.”
The poverty and family feud and other stigmas of the society also may have contribution to such killings.
Nazrul Islam, Deputy Inspector General (Media) of Police Headquarters, said that law enforcers always remain alert to check all types of murder incidents and other crimes across the country.
Now-a-days mothers are killing their beloved children, which exposes total loss of social values and blood ties.
Mental anxiety, psychological illness, quarreling, extra marital affairs and family disorder are contributing to the decaying of ethics and morality, say the Sociologists. They add that mothers’ laps at length have become unsafe for children.
They have urged the Ministry of Social Welfare and Religious Affairs to take steps against such killings by increasing the social awareness, norms and values across the society and at
the same time the law-enforcers should be strict to bring the killers to justice. At least 17 children were killed by their mothers in the capital’s Banasree and some other districts in recent months, cops and local sources said.
Nusrat Jahan Urmi, 14, a Class-VII student of Viqarunnisa Noon School, and her younger brother Alvi Aman, 6, a nursery student of Holy Crescent School, were strangled by their mother at Banashree in the capital on Monday afternoon, said Mufti Mahmud Khan, Director of RAB’s Legal and Media Wing.
Mother Mahfuza Maleq alias Jesmin confessed it to the RAB on Thursday. She tried to divert the event saying that her children died after taking leftover food of a Chinese restaurant near their Banasree home on Saturday night.
Meanwhile, a newborn boy, who was thrown by his mother from a multi-storey building on the city’s Bailey Road on February 1 out of fear of social stigma, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on February 25.
The baby was undergoing treatment at the Neonatal Ward. He died around 1:30pm, said in-charge of DMCH police camp Mozammel Hossain.
Beauty, 17, who had long been working as a housemaid at a flat of ‘Property Mansion’ on its fifth floor at 26 Bailey Road, gave birth to the baby out of wedlock on the morning of February 1.
A woman made an abortive attempt to commit suicide after reportedly killing her minor daughter over a family feud in Taraganj village of Lalmohan upazila in Bhola on February 2, said Aktaruzzaman,
Officer-in-charge of Lalmohan Police Station.
In Gopalganj, fed up with constant crying, a woman allegedly killed her five-month old boy slitting his throat at Patgati Dakkhinpara village of Tungipara upazila in Gopalganj district on February 2. Police arrested Lipi Begum, wife of Bulu Sheikh of the village, in this connection, said Tungipara Police Station OC Mahmudul Haque.
In Mymensingh, a mentally challenged woman allegedly chopped her five-month old girl to death at Poyarkandi in Muktagachha upazila of the district on December31. Police said that the mentally challenged woman, was identified as Moyna Begum, 23. In Nilphamari, a woman allegedly committed suicide after strangling her two minor daughters at Dakkhin Deshibari Asrayan Prakalpa in Jaldhaka upazila in the district on December 7. The deceased were identified as Fency Begum, 32, and her two daughters namely Aklima, 7, and Taslima, 9, said Jaldhaka Police Station OC.
In Khulna, a woman allegedly strangled her 11-month old baby girl to death and hanged her body from a ceiling fan over a family feud at her house in Khalishpur area of the city on August 26. Sharmin, 21. In Natore, a woman killed her three-year old daughter and later committed suicide following a row with her husband in Gurudashpur upazila, Natore on April 20. The deceased has been identified as Piara Begum, 40. In Chittagong, a woman allegedly tried to commit suicide after killing her two children at village Amtali of Lohagara upazila in Chittagong on March 26. The deceased were identified as Mariam Sultana, 7, and Yeasin, 2.
In Mymensingh, a mentally-challenged mother allegedly chopped her five-month old daughter to death at Poyarkandi under Muktagachha Municipality here on December 31. Moyna chopped the five-month old Riya with a cutter in her house, killing her on the spot.
In Gaibanha, a mother was arrested for allegedly killing her 14-day old child in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha in February in the last February. The killer is Sumi Akter, 20.
In Moulvibazar, a mother and her minor daughter were killed as the mother allegedly jumped under a running train along with her daughter at Monu Railway Station in Kulaura upazila on December 15. The deceased were identified as Jahanara Begum (30), wife of Masandar Ali from Kotarkona village in the upazila and their daughter Ima (3).
In Narsingdi, a woman, along with her infant son, allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of an express train in Raipura upazila on December 7. The deceased are Murshida Begum, 23, and her son, Arifin, 2.
In Munshiganj, a woman allegedly slaughtered her 6-month-old son at Purba Kaitekhali village in Srinagar upazila on February 2. The victim is Samir Mia, son of Shah Alam and Runa Begum of the village.
In Bandarban, a mother named Zamila Begum,30, allegedly suffocated her 11 day old infant Fatema to death in September. Women and Children Affairs State Minister Meher Afroj Chumki told The New Nation on Thursday, “We are promised to ensure the legal action against the child torturer. The government also has taken zero tolerance policy against the child killers.
Nur Khan, director of Ain o Salish Kendra, said, Police should make fair investigation into the incidents.
Ehsan Habib, Professor of Sociology Department of Dhaka University, said “Lack of social awareness and moral education is the main cause of child killing by their mothers.”
The poverty and family feud and other stigmas of the society also may have contribution to such killings.
Nazrul Islam, Deputy Inspector General (Media) of Police Headquarters, said that law enforcers always remain alert to check all types of murder incidents and other crimes across the country.
