Sexual abuse in Bangladesh
We cannot let violence silence our daughters
What is perhaps more insidious than the acts themselves is the language that now surrounds them. The lexicon of liberation has deliberately opted for expletives.
5 July 2025, 04:00 AM
Address sexual abuse at educational institutions
Education authorities must abide by HC verdict on sexual harassment cells without any delay
12 January 2023, 08:22 AM
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
HC on Narsingdi assault: A country for the ‘civilised’?
The hostility that the Bangladeshi public usually shows towards women is in no way civilised
26 August 2022, 15:00 PM
New book, ‘Good Touch Bad Touch’, unpacks sexual abuse awareness for children
Good Touch Bad Touch, written in Bangla, is a 30-page book filled with stories, illustrations, and charts that are designed to be emotionally interactive for parents and their children; the prose comprises bedtime stories that seek to clarify how a child can identify abuse.
1 August 2021, 11:42 AM
271 children die after abuse in 2018: MJF
At least 271 children lost their lives after they were raped and made victims of sexual and physical abuse in 2018, according to a study conducted by Manusher Jonno Foundation.
28 April 2019, 07:38 AM