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Nurse's rape and murder in Bangladesh: Where is the Human Right? The rape and murder of a nurse in Bangladesh just weeks after a female student was burned to death has sparked ongoing protests and renewed calls for greater protection for women in the South Asian country. Shahinoor Akhter Tania, 24, who worked as a nurse in a hospital in Dhaka, according to a medical report, was raped and pushed off a bus, while heading towards her hometown in Kishoreganj, about 100 kilometres away, on Monday. The police have since arrested five individuals but are still investigating the incident. Tania’s death comes as the country is still reeling over the killing of Nusrat Jahan, a student burnt to death last month for not withdrawing a sexual harassment complaint, according to the police, leading to protests calling for women’s safety. “We should be treating this as something of the highest national priority, not just in terms of arresting people but in terms of making sure anoth