Sexual desire or show of power?
The High Court yesterday expressed its outrage over the rape of an eight-year-old child in Magura, stating that the incident represented the highest level of injustice.
Amid vigorous protests by different quarters demanding women’s safety and the administration’s accountability in handling incidents of sexual assault, the government has promised steps to speed up judicial processes in such cases.
Recent rape incident of a 8-year-old exemplifies everything wrong with our society.
Jahangir Alam says govt to take strong measures against those who will try to curb women’s freedom
He said that the government will bring some amendments into relevant laws
Govt should properly utilise tools meant to prevent gender-based violence
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.
I wish we lived in a world where the perpetrator, not the survivor, was blamed for their actions.
A 11-year-old girl is raped by a hotel staff in St Martin's Island of Cox’s Bazar, police said.
More than seven women were raped every day on an average last month, says a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad. The number of rapes reported last month is the highest to have happened in a single month since 2010, according to data collected
The number of rape incidents increases significantly in September compared to the previous month, a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad says.
Two real estate businessmen are sent to jail on charge of raping a woman in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area.
A Manikganj court sentences four people to death for killing a fourth-grader after raping her in Singair upazila of Manikganj in 2008.
A sixth grader is raped at Modhupur village in Monirampur upazila of Jashore this morning, police has said.
A minor girl is raped by a man at Ektarpur village in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah, police say.
A sixth-grader was killed allegedly after rape in Rangpur’s Pirganj upazila yesterday. Suravi Akter, 13, was the daughter of Hiru Mia from Chandipur village and was a student of Chandipur High School.
A sixth-grader was killed allegedly after rape in Rangpur’s Pirganj upazila yesterday. Suravi Akter, 13, was the daughter of Hiru Mia from Chandipur village and was a student of Chandipur High School.
A class-III madrasa girl is raped allegedly by an office assistant of her madrasa in Nandigram upazila of Bogura.
