child rape

Rising child rape incidents

A number of human rights organisations have expressed concerns over rising incidents of child rape at a protest rally on April 25 at the central Shaheed Minar. According to their statistics, in just the last three months, as many as 99 children became victims of rape all over the country.
26 April 2018, 18:00 PM

6-yr-old raped in Bogra

A six-year-old kindergarten student is allegedly raped in Bogra’s Shibganj upazila.
26 April 2018, 08:45 AM

India approves death penalty for child rapists

The Indian government yesterday approved the death penalty for child rapists, after the gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old
21 April 2018, 18:00 PM

5yr old girl ‘raped’ in Faridpur

A five-year-old girl is allegedly raped by a man in Faridpur Medical College Hospital of Faridpur Sadar.
20 April 2018, 10:12 AM

Storm over Philippines president candidate's rape comment

A video of leading Philippines presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte joking about a murdered Australian rape victim provokes a storm of protest.
17 April 2016, 15:45 PM

Varsity admission seeker ‘raped’ in Dhaka

Two youths allegedly rape a university admission seeker at a Moghbazar residential hotel in Dhaka.
15 August 2015, 15:18 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

Child rape: SC commutes death for child convict

The Supreme Court commutes death penalty of a convict to imprisonment until death over rape and murder of a child in Manikganj.
3 August 2015, 05:22 AM