In the absence of critical discourse on marriage-class-sexuality, patriarchal relations, i.e. kinship, to a man remain the primary option for accessing resources for women.

Violence Against Women Survey 2024 reveals a sobering reality of gender-based violence in Bangladesh.

Studies reveal startling trends: adolescents spending over three hours daily on social media are twice as likely to face anxiety and depression.

When it comes to violence against women, we make a conscious choice and turn all our focus on sexual violence.

Climate change is pushing women further towards the precipice of social violence and natural risks.

Clearly, deep-rooted biases and stereotypes are at play.

Human rights violations of Indigenous peoples, especially land-grabbing, continued unabated

The patriarchal system gives men the privilege to claim convenience over ensuring women’s security

The value of a female is largely determined by what she can offer to her family and society

Men must control their own base instincts instead of policing women's clothing.

A woman's constitutional rights are violated when she is harmed while exercising the personal liberty granted to her by the Supreme Law of the Land: the Constitution.

To say that Roe v Wade does not affect us is untrue. It jeopardises women's right to choose all over the world.

People in power also need to be held accountable for addressing violence in their institutions, be they religious, educational or other.

Media has a responsibility to stop sensationalising stories about women and focus on the wider inequalities that affect them.

The apathy towards ending sexual harassment on campus is a symptom of wider institutional control.

What has the state done to prevent violence against women and girls?

Saturday afternoon witnessed a unique performance art at the city’s Shilpakala Academy Grounds, where 70 women across all generations and professions took to the streets for an hour to protest against the escalating abuse against women all over the world including Bangladesh.

Chief of National Human Rights Commission Nasima Begum says the Dhaka University student who was raped in Kurmitola on Sunday night can recognise the rapist if she sees him.