domestic violence

Husband ‘kills wife’ in Dhaka

A man has allegedly hack his wife to death over a family feud in Kalyanpur area of Dhaka, cops say.
5 May 2016, 13:56 PM

Facebook and Instagram ban private gun adverts

Private individuals will no longer be allowed to advertise guns on Facebook and Instagram, the photo-sharing service owned by Facebook.
30 January 2016, 05:28 AM

Hayek, Paltrow lend voices for equal pay for women in Hollywood

The "Power of Women" event hosted by trade magazine Variety saw the fight for gender equality in Hollywood take center stage with Salma Hayek and Gwyneth Paltrow.
10 October 2015, 07:26 AM

Army Ranger uses GoPro to document domestic abuse claim

An army ranger straps a GoPro to his waist and records footage which proved his claims of domestic violence, reports Fox News.
23 September 2015, 10:50 AM

Towards a consensus on Bangladesh priorities

There are nearly as many different opinions about what Bangladesh should focus on to achieve middle-income status as there are Bangladeshis.
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Beaten and blinded by husband

The horrific report of a young housewife's eye being gouged out by her husband and in-laws as part of their ongoing torture to extract money from her family, is a chilling reminder of the widespread prevalence of dowry related violence.
21 July 2015, 18:00 PM

‘Look at me’: Billboard heals when people pay attention

A new billboard campaign in London depicts a woman with a bruised face that actually changes and heals as passersby stop and heed the words "look at me"
7 March 2015, 09:33 AM