A wave of protests emerged across Bangladesh against the increasing number of rape incidents in the country. It all started when a video of a woman being gang-raped and tortured by a group of men in the Begumganj area of Noakhali went viral. The horrific incident took place on 2nd September, but the video was uploaded on the night of 4th October, which led to a massive rage in the country. The protests took place in different country cities, and people of different ages took part in those protests. Later, the Bangladesh government responded to the rally and approved a proposal to increase the maximum punishment for rape to the death sentence from life imprisonment. According to the human rights group named Ain o Salish Kendra, at least 975 women were raped in the first nine months of 2020, including 208 gang-rapes.
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Protestors prepare some posters using different colours at Shahbag, Dhaka on October 9, 2020.
Protestors take their place at the main road blocking all the ongoing vehicles at Uttara Dhaka on October 11, 2020.
Protestors sing the national anthem of Bangladesh before starting the protest holding their posters against rape culture at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
A boy holds a poster beside the national flag of Bangladesh at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
An injured girl joins the protest and sings the national anthem of Bangladesh at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
A protestor holds a placard against the increasing rape culture at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
An young girl joins with the other protestors against rape culture at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
Protestors prepare to march towards a prominent place to hold their positions at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
One of the protestors speaks through a loudspeaker and tries to guide the rest of the protestors at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
One of the protestors shouts different slogans against rape at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
A protestor writes a speech against rape culture on the road at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
A protester dresses up as a rape victim to protest against the increasing rape culture in Bangladesh at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
A girl stands and holds her poster against rape on the middle of the road at Uttara, Dhaka on October 11, 2020.
A girl paints her feet with a red colour that resembles blood at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
A large amount of security police present at the protest event at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
Some protestors ride the top of some buses and raise their placards at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
Protestors block all the vehicles and the passengers on the main road at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
One of the protestors got sick in the middle of the protest at Uttara, Dhaka on October 6, 2020.
Some rickshaw pullers watch the protest at Shahbag, Dhaka on October 9, 2020.
Some boys light their candles in remembrance of the rape victims at Uttara, Dhaka on October 13, 2020.
One of the protestors chants different slogans at Uttara, Dhaka on October 13, 2020.
