The seven will receive treatment for a period of six months. The Spanish NGO had earlier funded the treatment of six other girls in 1998. According to the police, at least 20 women in the age group of 14 to 24 become victims of acid throwing every month in Bangladesh. Most of them go blind. A number of victims suffer from insurmountable physical and psychological trauma, even worse than death or disability.
More consciousness is needed among the jurists and lawyers.
Young women are particularly vulnerable to acid attacks that are instigated by family disputes, refusal to get into a relationship or marriage, dowry, attempted rape, kidnapping and trafficking. Though the Section 4 of the Act calls for capital punishment and rigorous life imprisonment for acid throwers, the number of people convicted on this count is almost negligible.