Actress seeks justice over sexual assault on women

Entertainment Correspondent: Model and actress Mousumi Hamid has called on for justice in the incident of sexual assault on women on the Dhaka University campus during the joyous celebration of the Bangalee`s biggest festival -- Pahela Baishakh.

Some 30 to 40 rowdy youths assaulted and sexually harassed around 20 women for about one hour at the Suhrawardy Udyan gate near the TSC area on Tuesday evening which sparked widespread public outrage.

Voicing over the incident, Mousumi Hamid posted a status on her facebook page.

“I want punishment of the sexual assailants in Pahela Baishakh celebration,” she wrote. The actress also posted a picture that shows her holding a placard that says ‘Want Justice’.

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