domestic violence
Condition of 8-yr-old ‘rape’ victim very critical, medical board formed
The injury to her neck is severe, and there are also injuries on her genitals, says DMCH director
8 March 2025, 06:20 AM
What does an 8-year-old’s 'rape' say about us?
It was not an isolated incident but part of a grim trend of sexual violence that has gripped the country
8 March 2025, 05:17 AM
Fix the system to prevent rape
Existing justice mechanisms for rape crimes are not working
25 November 2024, 12:57 PM
Violence against women is a denial of human rights
November 25 highlights the global issue of violence against women and its impact.
25 November 2024, 10:00 AM
‘I want protection’
It was around 1:30pm on April 10 when Tasnim Sarah Priya, 27, a resident of Uttara in the capital, was saying her prayer at their rented house.
30 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Former Australia batter Slater refused bail on domestic violence charges
Slater, 54, faces 19 charges relating to alleged offences on Queensland's Sunshine Coast between Dec. 5, 2023 and April 12, a Maroochydore Magistrates Court registrar said.
16 April 2024, 04:32 AM
Domestic violence case dropped against ex-Man Utd star Giggs
Former Manchester United player Ryan Giggs will not face a retrial over domestic violence claims after prosecutors on Tuesday withdrew the charges due to the "unwillingness" of his ex-girlfriend to give evidence.
18 July 2023, 10:01 AM
An aftertaste
“Can’t a man even get payesh and shemai on Eid in this house?” Altaf Shaheb screamed from the drawing room while watching the news, “There used to be so much joy in this house. It used to feel like Eid. But your mother has grown so sluggish now, Saadat! She used to be such a good cook. Our neighbours back in the old neighbourhood were crazy about your mother’s chicken bhuna. But now I can’t even get a plate of payesh the night before Eid.”
7 July 2023, 18:00 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
Domestic Violence Victims: Back in with abusers as the state fails them
What forces abused women to return to live with their tormentors even after repeated incidents of domestic violence?
10 December 2022, 01:00 AM
‘Change laws that undermine women’s position in the family’
Barrister Sara Hossain speaks on where we go next in dealing with violence against women in Bangladesh
8 December 2022, 16:00 PM
How women's secondary status encourages violence
The value of a female is largely determined by what she can offer to her family and society
24 November 2022, 15:00 PM
Police found no injuries on Amber Heard after 2016 fight with Johnny Depp
Police officers have told the court that they found no evidence of domestic violence after receiving a call from Amber Heard.
28 April 2022, 04:47 AM
Domestic violence victims not getting enough support amid Covid-19: MJF
As all government departments, including law enforcement agencies, are focused on preventing coronavirus spread, victims of domestic violence -- women and children -- are not getting enough support, speakers at a webinar said today.
23 June 2020, 15:04 PM
Over 11,000 women faced domestic violence during Covid-19 shutdown: MJF report
As Covid-19 hit the nation hard, some 11,025 women faced different forms of domestic violence during the shutdown across the country in May, says a tele-survey report of Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).
10 June 2020, 10:06 AM
Wife set on fire after strangled to death, husband held
A woman is “strangled to death” and then set on fire allegedly by her husband in Mugda area of Dhaka.
17 April 2019, 13:19 PM
Father ‘kills’ infant in Panchagarh
A man allegedly kills his six-month-old infant daughter and injures his wife and other two daughters in Sadar upazila of Panchagarh.
1 April 2019, 13:02 PM
Domestic violence: When society is an abettor
Things are not changing for women in this country when it comes to gender-based violence. Some recent studies and research findings have brought to light the fact that despite
3 December 2018, 18:00 PM
'Love is above all'
Clad in wedding garbs and the garlands they used in their wedding ceremony 18 years ago, a couple in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur celebrated their marriage anniversary, on Monday, in an exceptional manner and for a cause – to remove domestic violence from society.
16 October 2018, 18:00 PM
An insidious silence
When I was an undergraduate student, I remember reading about a campaign in Libya by a grassroots organisation, Voice of Libyan Women. They were, at the time, running a campaign against domestic violence.
1 December 2017, 18:00 PM