Cruel practice of corporal punishment :
Bangladesh this year observed the 7th anniversary of enacting the law that banned cruel practice of corporal punishment in schools and madrasas. Is it not shameful that a law had to be introduced to prevent this horrific practice in the first place? And, is it not even more shameful that this practice continues even after the law came into effect?
The sooner we learn to abolish corporal punishment in our schools, homes and madrasas, the better for Bangladesh. The practice of corporal punishment has no place in a country that claims to have compassion and empathy among its core values.
Bangladesh this year observed the 7th anniversary of enacting the law that banned cruel practice of corporal punishment in schools and madrasas. Is it not shameful that a law had to be introduced to prevent this horrific practice in the first place? And, is it not even more shameful that this practice continues even after the law came into effect?
The sooner we learn to abolish corporal punishment in our schools, homes and madrasas, the better for Bangladesh. The practice of corporal punishment has no place in a country that claims to have compassion and empathy among its core values.
Asif Kamal
Dhaka
