Mother caned in Bangladesh for talking to Hindu man


	Mother caned in Bangladesh for talking to Hindu man

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6-7-2009 7:15 PM

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addressing the issue of women's rights

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Bangladesh has been ruled by female leaders for 16 of the last 19 years and prides itself for empowering women.

But although women hold high government and private sector posts, a move last year to give equal property rights to women was scuttled by Islamist protests.

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Hindus make up around 10 percent of Bangladesh's population.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jRb9eVw46cBHfZfH6WCrOLSYHxlg"><P>"The villagers got bundles of 25 sticks and hit her four times on the back. They claimed it was a symbolic punishment. 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