child rape
4-year-old allegedly raped by father in Jashore
A four-year-old girl is allegedly raped by her father at Newtown area in Jashore Sadar upazila.
6-yr-old raped in Jashore
A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Jashore’s Chowgachha upazila yesterday.
6-yr old girl raped in Jashore
A six-year-old girl is raped in Chowgachha upazila of Jashore today allegedly by a youth of the same village, police say.
9-Month-Old Baby Rape: Locals shun victim’s family
Family members of the nine-month old baby who was raped in Fatickchhari upazila of Chattogram are being shunned by locals ever since some media houses published the family’s identity. The plaintiff of the case filed over the incident, a maternal uncle
Man lands in jail over rape of a minor
A Pabna court yesterday sent a man to jail on charges of raping a minor girl in the district’s Bhangura upazila.
4th-grader ‘raped’ in Dhaka
A fourth-grader madrasa student has been "raped" reportedly by a rural physician in Dakkhin Khan area of Dhaka.
Impunity, moral decline to blame
A culture of impunity, moral degradation and culprits’ getting political backing in many cases are the major reasons why incidents of rape and sexual violence continue unabated in the country, according to experts and rights activists.
'47 children raped, abused in 15 days'
A six-year-old girl was allegedly violated and a mother of two was allegedly gang-raped in Jashore and Feni on Tuesday night.
‘Make law with max penalty for raping girls’
Bangladesh needs a law with a provision of maximum punishment for raping an under-16 girl to stop sexual violence against women, say members of a rights platform.
6-yr-old raped in Bogra
A six-year-old kindergarten student is allegedly raped in Bogra’s Shibganj upazila.
India approves death penalty for child rapists
The Indian government yesterday approved the death penalty for child rapists, after the gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old
5yr old girl ‘raped’ in Faridpur
A five-year-old girl is allegedly raped by a man in Faridpur Medical College Hospital of Faridpur Sadar.
Storm over Philippines president candidate's rape comment
A video of leading Philippines presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte joking about a murdered Australian rape victim provokes a storm of protest.
Varsity admission seeker ‘raped’ in Dhaka
Two youths allegedly rape a university admission seeker at a Moghbazar residential hotel in Dhaka.
Justice elusive to abused children
The one-stop crisis centres (OCC), formed in 2001 to facilitate medical treatment, police assistance, social services, legal assistance and counselling for women and children who were victims of repression, have reportedly been reduced to providing medical services only.
Child rape: SC commutes death for child convict
The Supreme Court commutes death penalty of a convict to imprisonment until death over rape and murder of a child in Manikganj.