sexual violence against women

Laws alone cannot save women from sexual violence

Mass awareness campaigns, proper law enforcement vital
27 April 2025, 14:00 PM

Clamp down on online misogyny against female leaders

Study reveals circulation of malicious Facebook content targeting female politicians
25 June 2024, 09:09 AM

114 women raped in first three months this year

Around 114 women were raped in the first three months of 2024, said  Ain O Salish Kendra yesterday. Three victims were killed and one died by suicide after rape, the human rights organisation added.
1 April 2024, 18:00 PM

Victimised twice, a woman’s fight for life

Take urgent action to rescue her, punish rapist/abductors
29 January 2024, 09:07 AM

It’s still a man’s world in politics

Extremely low number of women candidates is a wake-up call
4 December 2023, 07:09 AM

How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?

Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face
29 December 2022, 20:05 PM

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

Protect children and women from abuse

Latest data depicts a shocking picture of child marriage, sexual violence
1 October 2022, 15:03 PM

Rape as a tool of political intimidation?

The authorities must ensure speedy justice
19 September 2022, 20:45 PM

The devastating shades of intimacy after assault

On my worst days, any type of physical intimacy ends in hellish claustrophobia; I’m buried under layers of shame, wrapped in an endless cycle of revulsion at my body, and I can’t escape.
1 September 2022, 15:00 PM

Why Bilkis Bano’s rapists should be behind bars

Men who raped Bilkis Bano during 2002 Gujarat riots allowed to walk free on the same day that PM Modi promised to make the nation a better place for women.
23 August 2022, 14:00 PM

Mentally challenged teen ‘raped’ in Manikganj

A mentally challenged teenage girl is allegedly raped in Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj.
10 April 2019, 14:35 PM

4 remanded over Subarnachar gang-rape

Four more accused in a case filed over the gang-rape of a mother of six in Noakhali’s Subarnachar upazila are placed on remand.
7 April 2019, 11:58 AM