A man was sentenced to death for killing a third grader after rape in Barishal town in 2018.

The much-talked-about 'Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2020' was passed in the Parliament on Tuesday for ensuring death penalty as the highest punishment for the heinous crime of rape.

The report on the 'Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Bill, 2020', seeking death penalty for rape, was submitted to Parliament on Monday.