O Level student rape: Schoolmates demand fair, speedy trial

Students of Mastermind School on Thursday held a protest demanding exemplary punishment for the culprit who raped their friend and schoolmate, an O Level student who died from hemorrhagic shock after being raped, through a Speedy Trial Tribunal, free of any external influence.

Schoolmates and teachers of the victim and the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad jointly organized a human chain in front of the school in Dhaka's Dhanmondi 32 area and presented their four-point demand.

Demonstrators hold a protest rally against the rape and murder of an O Level student, in front of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka on Thursday, January 14, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Demonstrators hold a protest rally against the rape and murder of an O Level student, in front of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka on Thursday, January 14, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Demonstrators hold a protest rally against the rape and murder of an O Level student, in front of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka on Thursday, January 14, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune

Demonstrators hold a protest rally against the rape and murder of an O Level student, in front of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in Dhaka on Thursday, January 14, 2021 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka Tribune