Rape victims
John Paul Rozario, Indira Road, Dhaka
The report about the suicide of a girl (April 10 DS) says a 15-year old girl committed suicide right after the day she was raped. She could not bear the insult, which led her to kill herself. The report also says that a case was filed but the rapist went into hiding.It's really a matter of great regret that still thousands of women across the country are facing sexual harassment. Surely, these creatures (rapists)do not belong to the species that we call humans. But still there are other questions to be asked. Who is responsible for the death of this teenage girl? If it's the society, which is responsible, then why does it blame the victim? Again, if the girl could survive the brutal act, then why couldn't she stand its psychological impact? Only because she believed or she was made to believe from her childhood that once you are raped you are ruined, there is nothing left for you in your life, which is totally wrong. Every person has a lot to offer to society. Losing virginity does not take everything away from your life. We have to change our mindset and teach others to think in broader perspective. Only then can we have newspapers without reports of suicide like this.
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