Dhaka, Sept. 25 -- Violence against women and children, specially the incidents of rape, gang-rape and murder, witnessed an alarming rise across the country in the first nine months of the current calendar year. The incidents of child gang-rape have also marked an alarming rise in the recent times.

According to sources, school going children fall victims to rape, gang-rape or murder one after another, but the members of the law enforcement agencies are reportedly being unable to check the crimes despite having tough laws.

Experts think the rate of child abuse will decline, if exemplary punishment is meted out to perpetrators.

In this regards, the experts blamed the absence of justice, culture of impunity, pornography, social and politi...