DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim government of Muhammad Yunus on Sunday promised to quicken investigations into incidents of rapes and assaults on women amid rising nationwide protests.
The government plans to enact a law requiring police to complete investigation of rape cases within 15 days and trial in 90 days. This comes three days after an alleged rape of an eight-year-old girl by her sister’s father-in-law in western Magura visibly sparked a nationwide outrage.