child torture

95 children killed, 138 raped in 4 months

At least 95 children were killed and 138 minor girls raped from January to April this year, according to a report of Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF).

7-yr-old killed in Narayanganj for trying to 'steal' mango

Picking mangoes from neighbours' trees by pelting them with stones is part of fond childhood memories for many. But for the family

Editorial / Student in shackles!

It seems like a story out of a psychological thriller – too horrific to be true.

Editorial / Child domestic worker set on fire

The news of 12-year-old Purnima, being set alight by her employer and then left in a warehouse without any medical treatment...

Tortured Kids / Families now threatened

Families of the two tortured children received threats of “eviction” from their houses at Chowbaria village in Poba upazila two days after filing of a case over the torture.

Three children tortured

A man tied three children to a straw stack for five hours for “stealing two potatoes” from his field in Kangaish village of Hajiganj upazila

Cops fly tonight to bring back Kamrul from KSA

A police team is departing for Saudi Arabia tonight to bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in the murder case of 13-year-old Rajon.

Rakib murder: 3 accused charged

Police press charges against three of the accused in the 13-year-old boy Rakib killing case.

Boy beaten to death at Hazaribagh, BCL leader held

A teenage boy is beaten to death in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area allegedly by a local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader and his associates.

August 5, 2015
August 5, 2015

Child tied to tree, beaten up in Natore (video)

Two persons, including a teenager, are brutally tortured in Natore for their alleged involvement in stealing from grocery shop.

August 4, 2015
August 4, 2015

Yet another child killed in brutal torture

Nearly a month into the killing of Rajon, another 13-year-old boy has been allegedly tortured to death in Khulna.

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