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In the last few years, acid attacks have reduced but they continue. Hundreds of women become victims each year. There are so many organizations, national and international level, working on this issue. So, why it is still present? Is it the failure of the justice system, the non-profits or is it ...

In the last few years, acid attacks have reduced but they continue. Hundreds of women become victims each year. There are so many organizations, national and international level, working on this issue. So, why it is still present? Is it the failure of the justice system, the non-profits or is it ...

Khaled Hasan In the last few years, acid attacks have reduced but they continue. Hundreds of women become victims each year. There are so many organizations, national and international level, working on this issue. So, why it is still present? Is it the failure of the justice system, the non-profits or is it ... Khaled Hasan In January 2010, 23-year-old Nasrin’s husband attacked her with acid. He was not satisfied with the dowry her parents paid. After two years of marriage, he wanted more. Her mother, who sells rice cakes to earn a living, refused to pay more. Her husband beat her up till she fainted, and when she w... Khaled Hasan This is a newborn baby. Her mother was an unmarried girl and when the father found out he attacked the woman with acid. She died during childbirth. This baby girl is alone and will send to an orphanage or who knows her future destination © Khaled Hasan Khaled Hasan According to Bangladeshi laws, acid throwers can be punished with 8 years to life imprisonment. However, the rate of conviction is very low. Between 2000 and 2009 only 439 persons have been convicted © Khaled Hasan Khaled Hasan Poly’s husband wanted money from her family to go abroad and get a new job. Her 80-year-old father had no money to pay. One day, he beat her beat black and blue. So, her parents registered a domestic violence case. A few weeks later, her husband and her father in-law attacked her with acid to int... Khaled Hasan After 15 days of marriage, Kalpana’s husband threw her out of his house because he wanted a bigger dowry. He asked for $3000, which Kalpana’s family could not pay. Nine months later, he came to her house and forcefully fed her acid, because he felt insulted. After multiple surgeries, she is now a... Khaled Hasan Beauty is her right. Her choice. Her wish. Her dream. Because she is woman. Between 1999 and 2010, there were about 2314 incidents of acid attacks and 2957 survivors. Violence against women is common in Bangladesh and acid attacks are one of the most common forms of violence in rural areas © Khal... Khaled Hasan Acid violence is common in Bangladesh. Always, the faces of the women are targeted. There can be many reasons such as eve teasing, land disputes, dowry, personal jealousy, family and business feuds, rejection of marriage proposal or sexual advance © Khaled Hasan Khaled Hasan Acid melts the tissues and even dissolves bones. Often eyes and ears are permanently damaged. Many victims have to undergo over dozens of reconstructive surgeries to lead an independent life. No funding is available for cosmetic surgery, and most victims belong to rural areas, so they can never a... Khaled Hasan Most victims are women; many of them are below the age of 18. It is period of teenage dreams. They want to look pretty and be attractive. But acid can sometimes push them into a dark, brutal, confusing hell © Khaled Hasan Khaled Hasan Most cases of acid throwing happen at night. Under the cover of darkness they attack. It becomes difficult to identify the perpetrators and disrupts the process of justice © Khaled Hasan Khaled Hasan This 60-year-old woman was attacked by acid because of a property dispute. She suffered 65 percent burns © Khaled Hasan Khaled Hasan They want to move like smoke because there is a shadow of pain and curse following their battered bodies and faces. Their world collapses. Darkness swallows them, nibbling away their dreams, their hopes and every inch of normalcy © Khaled Hasan Khaled Hasan Is beauty really hers? So many women have lost control of their destinies because of the brutal acts of acid throwing. Once someone throws acid on her face it changes permanently. Pills can blunt the pain but she is forever wary of her own reflection © Khaled Hasan Khaled Hasan The world looks at these women as victims. Broken. But there are rarely any instances of these women committing suicide. Each of these women go through multiple surgeries, more than a dozen in most cases, to fix their nose, to correct their vision, to heal the scars. They know broken can be fixed...