Child abuse
Woman arrested for pouring hot water on girl for saying 'murubbi, murubbi, uhu'
Police arrested a sixty-year-old woman from Chattogram's Anwara upazila last night for pouring boiling water on a twelve-year-old girl. .The attack occurred at Waijarbari under Juidondi union on Wednesday..The accused, Sayera Khatun, allegedly attacked the girl, who is an orphan, for
Children must be protected from abuse and torture
We have become a society in which children have become a tool to satiate the filthy desires of the stronger
One, two, three of social deceptions
What people like Milton Samaddar and Tipu Kibria show us about society.
Recognising possible signs of abuse in pre-schoolers
Here are important details that serve as red flags and must not be disregarded by parents or caregivers.
Is a policy directive enough to stop school bullying?
This isn't the first time that regulations and directives have been issued by education authorities regarding bullying. The question is if and how the new directive can make a difference.
Bangladesh’s persistent child abuse woes
Why have we done so little to ensure safety and dignity of our future generations?
Rape and death of child domestic worker must be probed
Money and influence cannot be allowed to win over justice
Child sexual abuse: When home is also not a safe place
Sexual abuse can be the most traumatising experience a child has to go through. The memory of how helpless they felt, to be too young to raise their voices haunts them for the rest of their lives;
National Girl Child Day: No country for our daughters
Although Sustainable Development Goals target ending abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against children by 2030, Bangladesh is yet to go a long way in this regard.
Sex assault: Gaibandha primary school headmaster suspended
The headmaster of a primary school in Fulchhari upazila of Gaibandha has been suspended over allegation of sexually harassing a class V student.
3 arrested over Mymensingh boy torture
Law enforcers arrest three accused in connection with torturing a 12-year old boy at Mymensingh’s Patgodam area.
3 kids tied up in cold for 5 hrs in Chandpur
Three children are rescued after being tied up by ropes and tortured for five hours allegedly by a vegetable trader in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur.
Protecting the Future
Child abuse is no new story in our country. Especially after seeing various child killing incidents just this year, it has been proved to us
Rajon murder verdict Nov 8
A Sylhet court will deliver verdict in 13-year-old Sheikh Md Samiul Alam Rajon killing case on November 8. Metropolitan Session Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha fixed the date, our Moulvibazar correspondent reports quoting Public Prosecutor Mafur Ali.
'Witchcraft' abuse cases on the rise
Child abuse linked to exorcism and witchcraft accusations is on the rise, figures obtained by the BBC suggest.
3 indicted for 13-yr-old Rakib murder
A Khulna court frames charges against three accused of killing 13-year-old boy Rakib.
Charge framing in Rakib killing Oct 5
A Khulna court fixes October 5 for holding a hearing on charge framing against the accused in 12-year-old boy Rakib killing case.
Child brutalised once again!
Yet again, we are confronted with the appalling news of 12-year-old boy tied to a tree and beaten mercilessly by more than one person, apparently as 'punishment for theft'.
Rajon killing: 3 fugitives’ wealth confiscated
Law enforcers confiscate the movable properties of Kamrul Islam and two other fugitive accused in the 13-year-old Samiul Islam Rajon murder case.