1.Domestic ( পারিবারিক, গার্হস্থ্য, সাংসারিক)
2. Violence ( সহিংসতা, নৃশংশতা) : Cruelty, ferocity
3.unabated( অপ্রশমিত) :incessant, persistent, unimpeded, non stop
4.horrific( ভীতিকর) : ghastly, awful, dreadful, appalling
5.doused( তরল পদার্থে ভেজানো) drench, to splash or throw water or other liquid on
6.glimpse( সামান্য বা ক্ষীণ আভাস, আবছা আভাস)
7.robbing( কেড়ে নেয়া, হরণ)
8.strangled( শ্বাসরোধ করা)
9.merely(নিছক, কেবল)
10.ineffectual( নিস্ফল, ব্যার্থ, অকার্যকর) :Void, ineffective, invalid, unfruitful
11.implicit( অন্তর্নিহিত)
12.tolerance( সহ্য, বরদাস্ত)
13.intervention( মধ্যস্থতা)
14.parochial( সংকীর্ণ, সীমাবদ্ধ)
15. perpetuate( চীরস্থায়ী করা, স্থায়ীত্ব দেয়া) : preserve, maintain
16. Complaint( অভিযোগ, বিলাপ, নালিশ, ফরিয়াদ) : accusation, grumble
17. repercussions( প্রতিক্রিয়া, প্রতিধ্বনি ) : reaction
18. assaulters( আক্রমনকারী)
19. abusive( অবমাননাকর
20.scot free( মুক্তি পাওয়া, বিনা বিচারে বেচে যাওয়া)
এবার পড়ি
Domestic violence continues unabated
Laws and society can end this
The horrific news from Rangpur of 27-year-old Tahmina Begum being doused by kerosene and set on fire by her mother-in-law, leaving her with fifty percent burns on her body, gives a glimpse of the extent of violence many women face in the country. According to family members, Tahmina, a mother of two girls, was regularly tortured for dowry since her marriage to her husband. Despite a Domestic Violence (Prevention and Protection) Act (DV Act) enacted in 2010, domestic violence continues, robbing thousands of women and girls (who are married off before 18) of their physical and mental health, in many cases their lives. A few weeks ago, Shampa Khatun, 25 was strangled to death by her husband and his family members in Pabna for dowry and just yesterday a report in this daily reveals the murder of 20-year-old Nipa, again by her husband and in-laws.
It is clear that merely having laws is ineffectual without enforcement and change in societal attitudes. There is an implicit tolerance of domestic violence in society because it is regarded as a ‘personal’ or ‘family affair’ that discourages intervention. Parochial attitudes perpetuate the idea that sometimes the wife needs to be physically ‘disciplined’ to make her more compliant. All this discourages women from taking help of the law in fear of repercussions from her assaulters. The state must take steps to ensure protection of women who file cases against their abusive husbands and in-laws. This includes gender sensitive law enforcers, help lines, crisis centres and shelters that will allow women to escape the violence and save their own lives. Most of all those involved in such barbaric acts must be punished by law and not allowed to go scot free as is often the case.
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