leaders allured, and at the same time intimidated, the victim's family to withdraw the case. Purnima's family could effectively disregard all the lures and threats as local journalists, lawyers and the Nirmul Committee firmly stood by them. Subsequently, the local BNP MP filed a petition with the home ministry seeking reinvestigations into Purnima's rape case. Pursuant to this petition, the local police reinvestigated the case and issued a fresh charge sheet accusing local journalists and lawyers as well as Nirmul Committee leaders, who had indeed come forward to provide a traumatized Purnima with necessary medical and legal assistance on sheer humanitarian grounds. The real perpetrators managed to be freed on bail. Purnima's father outright rejected the fresh charge sheet and filed a petition three years ago seeking an immediate redress. Unfortunately, hearing on this petition has yet to start. Weakened by the physical assault of 2001, Purnima's father died last year. Communal culprits mercilessly beat her brother so much so that he eventually lost his sight. Their family business - a barber's shop - was razed to the ground in a series of attacks. Haplessly widowed, Purnima's mother is now trying to find her elder daughter the job of a domestic help. Purnima is in the dark as to when hearing on her father's petition will start or justice will prevail. (Source: Shahriar Kabir, for Conference on „Election and Human Rights in Bangladesh‟, at 1 UN Plaza, 30 Sept 06). As stated above, we are more concerned that this „Purnima Case‟ style matters are still happening even 10 years after that. Exactly similar one occurred just in this November 2011, where the rapiest forced to withdraw the case before the eyes of the authorities. What a shame! A huge number of incidents happen that the rapists are often escaped. In a civilised country, for a rape case, the presumption of innocence is not applicable for a rape accused person. The accused has the burden of prove him-self innocence. But in Bangladesh, the law applies differently. If the minority woman is poor and week, justice is often denied. It is very much appalling fact that 99% case of the communal perpetrators have gone scot-free, whether through the lacuna of law, or by the aid and assistance of the ruling political party. (Source: Shariar Kabir). Another practical example for the following case: Case number: 02 dated 04.11.2011 under section 447/323/354/326//307/ Bangladesh Penal code. Case Description: Right to life and Property: Physical assault by Perpetrators belonging to Muslims. Country: Bangladesh Type of Violation: Physical attack for murder on women and children looting, Date of Submission to Bangladesh Minority Watch : BDMW Contact: Advocate Rabindra Ghosh 5