Death penalty for rapists, cabinet approves draft law
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The cabinet has approved a proposal seeking to increase the punishment of raping from life imprisonment to death.
The approval was given in the regular meeting of the cabinet today to amend the Women & Children Repression Prevention Act.
The decision came amid the growing protests against recent incidents of rape, sexual harassment and violence against women in the country.
According to the local human rights organization Ain-o-Salish Kendra (ASK), between January and September 2020, at least 975 rape cases were reported in Bangladesh, including 208 gang-rapes.
