Breaking News: Minority woman raped and killed by Muslim thugs - Bangladesh

Radha Rani Halder, a newly married Hindu woman of the Shariatpur

District under Dhaka Division in central Bangladesh, was raped and

killed by a group of Muslim miscreants on June 27, 2009.

Ms. Halder worked for the local NGO, the Shariatpur Development Society (SDS).

Mr. Dipankar Bairagee, husband of the slain woman, said that, at about

11 a.m. on June 27, Ms. Halder went for loan collection, as part of

her work with the NGO, to the house of local village leader, Mr. Halim

Matubbar, in South Goaldia village.
But when she did not return until afternoon, her co-workers started

searching for her as she didn't return on time to the office with the

money, and that her mobile was not responding, said Mr. Quamrul Hasan

(Badal), the Sector Chief of SDS.
“Finally after frantic search until on late at night, we discovered

the unclothed dead-body of Ms. Halder with her throat half-slit near

Hajeer Pukur of Palong Upazila in Shariatpur”, said Sector Chief

Hasan.
Mr. Bairagee, the devastated husband of the deceased, said, “We got

married about 2 months ago. She took up the job to relieve the family

of its hardships, but got killed in this brutal way”.

“We have filed a case with the police, but they failed to arrest any

of the perpetrators”, said he.
“Local Muslim Mohammed Kalam, Borhan and Motaleb killed my wife after

raping her; and they also snatched an amount of Tk 43,996.00, as well

as a golden chain and earring from my wife”, added Mr. Bairagee.

Shariatpur police chief said, “The case is under investigation; we are

doing our best; and we have arrested one of the suspect”.

Annie Halder, a Catholic human rights activist, expressed anxiety over

growing attacks on the minorities in Bangladesh.
“We demand proper investigation of this case and due justice to the

perpetrators”, said she.

Bangladesh: Minority woman raped and killed by Muslim thugs