Women lawmakers of the ruling Awami League formed a human chain in front of LabAid Specialised Hospital in Dhanmondi on Wednesday and demanded exemplary punishment of Hasan Syeed, who tortured and damaged the eyes of his estranged wife, Dhaka University teacher Rumana Monzur.
They stood beside Mirpur Road holding banners, on which were inscribed 'Rumana Monzur, We are beside you', at about at about 2:10pm and continued their protest programme for half an hour.
Rumana, assistant professor of the International Relations Department of Dhaka University, is again undergoing treatment at the hospital after her eyes were examined by eye specialists both at Sankara Nethralaya in Chennai and Aravind Eye Hospital in Puducherry.
Dozens of women parliamentarians, including agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury, Tarana Halim, Shagufta Yasmin Emily and Farida Rahman, joined the human chain in protest against the brutal attack on Rumana by Hasan on June 5.
Tarana told the participants of the human chain that they would work for the oppressed women, irrespective of their political allegiance.
The lawmakers claimed that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had directed the authorities concerned to ensure exemplary punishment of the accused so that such incidents may not occur in the future.
Rumana's parents also joined the human chain and demanded exemplary punishment of Hasan, who was arrested on June 15 on charge of torturing Rumana and is now under police remand for two days in connection with a case of attempted murder.
Her parents broke into tears while describing the brutal attack which has made Rumana blind for the rest of her life.
Dhaka University's teachers and students lit candles at TSC in the evening in protest against the savage attack, said DU sources.
Investigators of the Detective Branch of police recorded Rumana's statement at the hospital from 11:00am to 12:45pm on the day.
They also took the statements of three witnesses who had been in the Dhanmondi residence of Rumana's father, where she lived.
The investigating officer visited the place of occurrence nearly three weeks after the incident.
Rumana, 35, was doing post-graduate at the University of British Columbia in Canada.
Source : New Age
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