Brutal killing of a six-year-old a reminder of vulnerabilities facing them

State must ensure our children grow up in a safe environment

State must take effective measures to prevent these crimes

In Bangladesh, nearly nine out of every 10 rapes in the first four months of this year involved children.

The government must address systemic issues to protect street children.

Money and influence cannot be allowed to win over justice

A complaint is lodged against a 65-year-old man with Chasra police outpost yesterday for reportedly raping a seven-year-old girl several times at Raypara village of Chasra area of Jashore.

Police have arrested two teenagers in connection with raping a child in Rowmari upazila of Kurigram.

A speech-impaired seven-year-old was raped in the city’s Kamrangirchar area last night.

Body of a seven-year-old girl was recovered from Manik Hajirtola village of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila, police said.

Police arrest a tailor for raping a seven-year-old in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali.

At least 1,005 children were raped in the country last year, according to a report by the Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum.

A rickshaw-puller was held in Bogura’s Dhunat upazila on charge of raping four kids – two first graders and two third graders.

Tumpa (not her real name) grew up in her maternal grandfather’s house in a small village of Bogura’s Dhunat upazila and was a seventh-grade student at a nearby high school.

A court in Gazipur sentences a man to life imprisonment for raping his 12-year-old daughter in Gazipur city in 2015.

Police yesterday arrested a madrasa teacher on charge of raping a first-grader in Jashore’s Manirampur upazila on Sunday.

Police have arrested a house tutor for allegedly attempting to rape a fourth grader in Manikganj Sadar upazila.

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal MP Shirin Akhter in parliament demands that the government enact a new law ensuring exemplary punishment of rapist and oppressors of women and children.

Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF) issues a statement demanding death penalty for the rapists of children by bringing them under the law at the quickest.

The father of seven-year-old Saima, who was raped and murdered in Wari of Dhaka on Friday, appeals to the parents to stay alert so that their daughters do not fall prey to brutality like his daughter.