Bangladesh, Jan. 17 -- The brutal torture an eighth grade student from Sunderganj, Gaibandha was subjected to brings, once again, to the fore that Bangladesh society is increasingly becoming inimical to and at times sadistic towards children. Defenceless as children and women are in most cases, they are physically tortured, sexually abused and psychologically harassed to the point of traumatisation. The matrix of a patriarchal society rather stands downgraded today in stark contrast to the notable rise in the rate of literacy and education. When the country wallowed in illiteracy and educated men and women were no more than a handful, this kind of brutality and bestiality were unthinkable.
On Tuesday, the story of the inhuman physical viol...