Child abuse

Sex assault: Gaibandha primary school headmaster suspended

The headmaster of a primary school in Fulchhari upazila of Gaibandha has been suspended over allegation of sexually harassing a class V student.
29 February 2016, 06:41 AM

3 arrested over Mymensingh boy torture

Law enforcers arrest three accused in connection with torturing a 12-year old boy at Mymensingh’s Patgodam area.
20 February 2016, 12:51 PM

3 kids tied up in cold for 5 hrs in Chandpur

Three children are rescued after being tied up by ropes and tortured for five hours allegedly by a vegetable trader in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur.
15 January 2016, 11:15 AM

Protecting the Future

Child abuse is no new story in our country. Especially after seeing various child killing incidents just this year, it has been proved to us
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Rajon murder verdict Nov 8

A Sylhet court will deliver verdict in 13-year-old Sheikh Md Samiul Alam Rajon killing case on November 8. Metropolitan Session Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha fixed the date, our Moulvibazar correspondent reports quoting Public Prosecutor Mafur Ali.
27 October 2015, 08:38 AM

'Witchcraft' abuse cases on the rise

Child abuse linked to exorcism and witchcraft accusations is on the rise, figures obtained by the BBC suggest.
11 October 2015, 12:57 PM

3 indicted for 13-yr-old Rakib murder

A Khulna court frames charges against three accused of killing 13-year-old boy Rakib.
5 October 2015, 13:10 PM

Charge framing in Rakib killing Oct 5

A Khulna court fixes October 5 for holding a hearing on charge framing against the accused in 12-year-old boy Rakib killing case.
22 September 2015, 12:38 PM

Child brutalised once again!

Yet again, we are confronted with the appalling news of 12-year-old boy tied to a tree and beaten mercilessly by more than one person, apparently as 'punishment for theft'.
31 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Rajon killing: 3 fugitives’ wealth confiscated

Law enforcers confiscate the movable properties of Kamrul Islam and two other fugitive accused in the 13-year-old Samiul Islam Rajon murder case.
25 August 2015, 13:59 PM

Rakib murder: 3 accused charged

Police press charges against three of the accused in the 13-year-old boy Rakib killing case.
25 August 2015, 08:20 AM

Minor boy ‘beaten dead’ in Laxmipur

A child worker dies after being beaten allegedly by his employer over destroying liquid milk in Laxmipur.
19 August 2015, 15:34 PM

Justice elusive to abused children

The one-stop crisis centres (OCC), formed in 2001 to facilitate medical treatment, police assistance, social services, legal assistance and counselling for women and children who were victims of repression, have reportedly been reduced to providing medical services only.
11 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Amplifying children justice system

Children being in one of the most vulnerable groups of the society, need special care in handling especially in case of delinquency.
10 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Pakistan child sex abuse: Seven arrested in Punjab

Seven people have been arrested in eastern Pakistan on suspicion of involvement in a child sexual abuse and extortion scandal.
10 August 2015, 11:10 AM

10-yr-old boy killing: Prime accused confesses involvement

The prime accused in the 10-year-old boy murder case in Barguna gives confessional statement before a court.
6 August 2015, 13:27 PM

Child tied to tree, beaten up in Natore (video)

Two persons, including a teenager, are brutally tortured in Natore for their alleged involvement in stealing from grocery shop.
5 August 2015, 06:23 AM

Another held remanded over Rajon murder

A Sylhet court gives police five days to grill Badal Mia, another held by the public over the brutal torture-to-death of 13-year-old boy Samiul Alam Rajon.
23 July 2015, 05:55 AM

2 more remanded over Rajon murder

A Sylhet court places two more suspects in the much-talked-about killing of 13-year old boy Rajon on a seven-day remand.
16 July 2015, 12:09 PM

Moyna remanded over Rajon murder

A Sylhet court orders police to hand over the case filed over the much-talked about killing of 13-year-old Rajon to detectives for investigation.
15 July 2015, 09:59 AM