Dhaka, March 9 -- The BNP on Saturday expressed its anxiety over a rising trend of violence against women across the country.

The party urged the government to take stern measures against the perpetrators to save the female citizens from harassments and cruelty.

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the remark at a press conference at the party's Nayapaltan central office in the city.

Rizvi Ahmed said the government should take proper steps to prevent every type of extremisms against women.

On behalf of the party, Rizvi strongly condemned these continuous incidents and demanded appropriate and immediate punishment for the criminals.

"It is our moral responsibility to protect the dignity and freedom of our fe...