(Dhaka) Bangladesh like most Islamic countries has a problem
with how men treat women. In the 6 months up to last July 592 women reported that they had been raped .
Now for a country of 162 million, 592 doesn’t sound a lot , yet this is a place
where until last April any female who reported a rape has to undergo a medical
by a doctor where they were given the 2 finger test, in which to see if the victim was
"habituated to sex". In a religious
conservative country like Bangladesh, admitting to such brings dishonour onto
the family and so as we see the world over with the faithful, it is far easier
to remove the stain of dishonour (And the victim) than to confront the guilty. So it really isn’t
in the interest of any female to report such is it. So expect that 592 figure
to be much higher.
However, it appears that somebody is fighting back. This past fortnight three
men accused of rape have been found dead with notes from “Hercules” attached to
their necks in Bangladesh, where police are investigating a potential serial-killing
vigilante situation.
- A religious student reported being gang raped by two men on January 14 when she was on the way to her grandparents' house. Her father registered a case on Jan 17 against two male suspects identified as Rakib and Sajal. By the 1st of Feb both suspects had been found shot dead with a note around their necks stating:
“I am the rapist of a madressah girl ... of Bhandaria. This is the consequence of a rapist. Be wary rapists."
- On the 7th Jan a 18-year-old garment factory worker was found dead in her house on the outskirts of Dhaka, hours after she had filed a rape case against a man identified as Ripon and three other co-workers. 10 days later Ripon was found killed with a note around his neck signed by…Hercules.
Police are investigating the murders but so far remain
clueless about the identity of the person or persons calling themselves as Hercules.
