Anti-Rape Protesters Block Shahbagh

Demonstrators blocked the main Shahbagh intersection protesting against the anti-rape long march in Feni, in which 20 people were injured.

A group of demonstrators from different groups took to the streets around noon and staged a sit-in program there.

They also brought out a procession against rape and injustice.

Vehicle movement on the busy road remained halted, causing tremendous misery to the residents.

A long march protesting against the rising incidences of rape, sexual abuse and violence against women took place in Feni on October 17.

The leaders of the left-wing organizations that organized the march blamed local leaders of the Awami League and the Jubo League for the attack.

It was attacked again in front of the Nirman Super Market.

Protesters, including left-leaning groups, students, youth and rights activists, began their long march under the banner of "Dhorshon O Bicharhinotar Biruddhe Bangladesh" (Bangladesh Against Rape and Impunity) to force home a nine-point appeal.

Protests against rape and violence against women have erupted across the country since the beginning of October, following recent incidents of gang rape in Sylhet's MC College and Noakhali's Begumganj Upazila.

In the wake of widespread protests against the growing incidents of rape, the President promulgated an ordinance allowing death penalty as the highest punishment for the crime instead of life imprisonment.