Rape culture refers to a societal environment where sexual violence is normalised, excused, or trivialised.

Sexual desire or show of power?

The 18-year-old daughter of a July uprising martyr was found dead at her house in Dhaka’s Adabor last night.

Rape persists in Bangladesh at the scale it does because too many men believe they are superior beings and that women exist to be controlled.

Marina Abramović’s Rhythm 0 exposed how society punishes silence, mirroring real-world abuse victims’ struggles. Women endure mistreatment yet face blame for not resisting. Vulnerability isn’t consent. Change starts by holding perpetrators accountable, not victims. Will we finally act?

Dhaka Metropoli-tan Police (DMP) Commissi-oner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali has expressed regret over his recent remarks regarding rape, following widespread criticism.

The solution does not lie in avoiding the word ‘rape’, Mr Commissioner

International Women’s Day highlights progress, but safety remains a crisis in Bangladesh. Weak law enforcement, victim-blaming, and moral policing enable violence. Real change demands stronger laws, faster justice, safer spaces, and an end to impunity for harassers.

In 2025 Dhaka, heroism is redefined—harassing women earns public praise while real courage is silenced. Morality policing thrives, overshadowing justice. Fear replaces freedom, leaving true heroes unheard as society rewards those enforcing oppression instead of challenging it.

Our misogynistic attitude towards women is so normalised that it moves seamlessly across political parties, economic classes, and generational divides.

Why, in 2025, am I still mapping out my movements as if walking through a battlefield?

The protest began at 11:30am in front of the university's main gate and continued until 3:00pm

They took to the streets near Asad Gate around 11:00am, disrupting vehicular movement on one side of the road.

The announcement of the Bangla Academy Prize without a female nominee continued the trend.

A young woman has allegedly been gang-raped while returning home to Habiganj for her marriage from Dhaka, where she worked as a domestic help.

Police should use technology to track down all the accused

The alleged rapist is a drug addict and used to live on the street

ASK report paints disturbing picture of first six months of 2024

The national helpline for women and children who are victims of violence is not serving its intended purpose.

The recent case of Fairuz Abontika is a painful reminder of how incompetent universities are in dealing with sexual harassment complaints