assault

MP alleges assault by fellow AL leader

A female Awami League lawmaker from Jamalpur today alleged that she was assaulted by a fellow party leader at a programme in the district town on Thursday night.
18 August 2023, 17:53 PM

Attempted rape charge against Man Utd star Greenwood dropped

Charges of attempted rape and assault against Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood have been dropped by prosecutors, British police said on Thursday.
2 February 2023, 14:56 PM

Revisiting the Narsingdi assault

On 18 May, 2022. A young woman was physically assaulted for her attire at the Narsingdi station while on her way to Dhaka to sit for an exam.
29 May 2022, 08:54 AM

Govt officer ‘assaults’ fireman in Azimpur

A government officer allegedly assaults a fireman during a rescue job in Dhaka’s Azimpur.
18 August 2017, 14:46 PM

Bill Cosby charged with indecent assault

Prosecutors in the US have charged comedian Bill Cosby with aggravated indecent assault over an alleged incident in 2004.
31 December 2015, 05:21 AM

A Recipe for Disaster

A few days ago, a Garo woman was abducted from a busy street in Kuril in the capital while she was waiting for transport and was gang raped in a moving microbus.
27 May 2015, 18:00 PM

JU expels 5 BCL men over sexual assault

Jahangirnagar University expels five Chhatra League men of the university unit on charge of sexually assaulting a female student during Pahela Baishakh celebration.
23 May 2015, 14:50 PM

Opinion: Eyes wide shut

It took four days for the police to admit that at least 20 women were sexually assaulted by a large group of men during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations at Dhaka University.
19 April 2015, 10:06 AM

Attack on theatre workers at Shilpakala

THE mindless assault on theatre workers at the Shilpakala Academy on Wednesday is an appalling example of a lapse in security at such an important cultural centre.
20 March 2015, 18:00 PM