According to Prof Sazzad Siddiqui, acting chairman at Dhaka University’s Peace and Conflict Studies, strong laws alone don’t reduce sexual crime. “Countries with effective rule of law and consistent enforcement keep such crimes under control, while even severe punishments like death sentences have little impact in places like Bangladesh where justice is weak and inconsistent,” he said.
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