sexual assalut

The cost of a complaint

When a complaint of sexual violence comes as a formal allegation, how we hear the stories in those complaints matters.
24 January 2024, 05:00 AM

Xavi apologises for comment after Alves accusations

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez apologised Sunday for a comment he had made about Dani Alves, who was arrested earlier this week following sexual assault allegations.
23 January 2023, 12:44 PM

Sexual harassment: CU students protest with poetry and songs

With four-point demand, students of Chittagong University (CU) waged a unique protest last night on the campus for the third consecutive day through poetry and songs.
22 July 2022, 18:09 PM

VR avatar’s sexual assault in Metaverse: What to blame now?

The incident of sexual assault on the virtual avatar of a female Betatester for Meta’s Horizon World might be baffling to some, and difficult to grasp for others, but for many others, it is a simple demonstration of what social scientists and activists have been saying for years. Sexual assault is never a survivor’s fault, only the perpetrators.
26 May 2022, 15:18 PM

4 land in jail over sexual assault on madrasa girl

A Jashore court yesterday sent a madrasa teacher to jail on charges of molesting a fifth grader student in the district’s Sharsha upazila on Thursday night. Three more also landed in prison for backing up the molester and threatening the victim’s family.
3 May 2019, 18:00 PM

Man sent to jail for raping 7-year-old girl

A Joypurhat court yesterday sent a man to jail on charges of raping a seven-year-old physically challenged girl in the district's Kalai upazila.
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Trump pushes Supreme Court pick's sex accuser to testify

President Donald Trump piles pressure on the woman accusing his Supreme Court pick of sexual assault by insisting that she testify next week if she wants to be heard.
20 September 2018, 05:07 AM

Outrageous gang-rape again

Amid countrywide outrage and concern over sexual abuse against women, a girl has been gang-raped in Gazipur’s Kaliganj.
29 May 2015, 06:03 AM

Digital Sexual Harassment in Digital Bangladesh

In a society where violence against women in private and public spaces goes unpunished, is it any wonder that sexual harassment in the cyber domain continues to be firewalled?
15 May 2015, 18:00 PM

BACK TO THE DARK AGES

In the last few weeks, there seemed to form a large divide between people, both offline and online.
14 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Sexual assault: Cops thrash protesters (video)

Police use brute force to drive away demonstrators trying to besiege Dhaka police headquarters over the sexual assault at Dhaka University on April 14.
10 May 2015, 07:13 AM

Dhaka - A woman-unfriendly city

"This is not a woman-friendly city, dear mayoral aspirants. That is perhaps the most glaring parameter of failure of our consecutive governments."
22 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Writ seeks arrest of sexual assaulters in 24hrs

The High Court is stimulated for an order on the government to arrest assaulters on women at Dhaka University within 24 hours.
20 April 2015, 08:35 AM