rape
Indian girls aged two and five 'gang-raped' in New Delhi: Police
Two Indian girls aged two-and-a-half and five years old were raped in separate incidents in New Delhi overnight.
17 October 2015, 08:02 AM
Trial begins in rape case against 'Peepli Live' director
A court on Wednesday began trial in a rape case against Mahmood Farooqui, the director of "Peepli Live".
10 September 2015, 14:22 PM
Nepalese maids in India accuse Saudi diplomat of rape
Two Nepalese maids have accused a Saudi diplomat of rape and torture while they were working in his home outside the Indian capital.
9 September 2015, 09:10 AM
Minor girl raped in Dhaka, 1 held
An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped and a man was detained in this connection at Rupnagar in Dhaka.
7 September 2015, 06:06 AM
2 minor girls ‘raped’ in Dhaka
Two minor girls are allegedly raped at separate places in Dhaka, police say.
2 September 2015, 07:48 AM
14 sued for murder of 2 Madaripur girls
Fourteen people- seven named and as many unnamed are sued for the murder of two school girls in Madaripur.
14 August 2015, 12:09 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
2 children raped in Dhaka, 1 held
A seven-year old girl is allegedly raped by a youth at Rayerbazar in Dhaka.
2 August 2015, 07:54 AM
Schoolgirl murdered after rape in Natore, 1 held
A schoolgirl is murdered after rape in Naldanga upazila of Natore.
28 July 2015, 07:33 AM
35 women, who say Bill Cosby raped them, sit together on NY Mag cover
The New York Magazine photographed 35 women who say they have been raped or assaulted by Bill Cosby and placed them on its front cover, reports Mashable.
27 July 2015, 08:26 AM
Girl gang-raped in Lalbagh, 1 held
A teenage girl was gang raped by a group of youths at Lalbagh in Dhaka early today.
22 July 2015, 09:04 AM
College student 'raped' in Dhaka
A college student was allegedly raped in the city and police have arrested two men in this connection.
20 June 2015, 14:53 PM
ASI arrested for gang-rape on policewoman
The policeman who allegedly accompanied his cohorts and gang-raped his divorced cop wife has been arrested from Cox’s Bazar’s this morning, law enforcers says.
17 June 2015, 10:40 AM
Most rape victims are minors
A study by this paper has found that 82 percent of rape victims are under the age of 20, many of them minors. More than half of the victims were schoolgirls who were raped on their way to or from school. About twenty-two percent were sexually abused at home.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Forensic report confirms rape of female cop
Forensic report of the policewoman allegedly gang-raped by her estranged husband and his cohorts on June 14 at Khilgaon finds evidence of sexual intercourse with the victim.
16 June 2015, 12:19 PM
A “rape shield” law for Bangladesh
While rape is a commonly reported form of violence against women in Bangladesh, only over one half of women who experience rape actually seek any kind of remedy from the police.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
82pc rape victims are under 20
A study by The Daily Star has discovered that 82 percent of the rape victims are under the age of 20. Fifty two percent of girls or women are raped by an individual male,37 percent are gang-raped and 11 percent faced rape attempts.
15 June 2015, 10:24 AM
Rape–another crime of human traffickers at sea
An investigative report by this paper has unraveled the horrifying sexual abuse of Rohingya women while they make their perilous trips at sea.
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Women trafficking victims are sexually abused all the way
Afia (not her real name) was not accompanied by any of her family members, but she showed no signs of jitters. While many in the vessel turned pale in panic due to want of food and water in the perilous sea, the beautiful young girl held her nerves.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Delhi withdraws two-finger test circular on rape victims
The Delhi government will withdraw its earlier circular which ruled out the banning of the controversial two-finger test on rape survivors.
8 June 2015, 11:50 AM