Speedy Trial For Rapes
According to the provision of Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, the trial for rape has to be executed within 180 days. Because of the culture of impunity as well as absence of speedy trial, this heinous crime- rape has become multiple in recent time. It is worth mentioning that the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act is one of the most ineffective existing acts in respect of penalization. Statistics proves that only 3 per cent of the total lawsuits filed to head towards the court has come to an end. Therefore, the trial process of this damn crime should strictly be surveilled.
Along with incorporating the provision of death penalty, some other prime barriers to the faster trial like- the lack of witness protection system, missing of gender sensitization of the justice sector actors, absence of timely medico-legal examination, deficiency of sentence discretion of judges and lethargy trial period must be dispelled.
Rapists are being penalized at a faster pace in Bangladesh — we, the citizens, strongly desire to witness this much sought example in the days ahead. And it is our ultimate urge to the state authority.
Wares Ali Khan
Narsingdi
Ensure Food Security
October 16 is observed as World Food Day. Since 1981, this day has been celebrated in more than 150 countries around the world with the aim of eradicating poverty and hunger.
In the last few decades, all the developed and developing countries, large and important organizations of the world have been trying to ensure food security through activities like conservation of arable land, population control, artificial forestry, control of national and international economy etc.
Ensuring global warming and food security is now one of the most important goals in the world. The recent Corona epidemic has led to food shortages in most parts of the world. As a result, it is necessary to ensure food security for everyone by combining the needs of a large population with low production.
Mamun Hossain Agun
Dhaka College
