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Hefazat leader Mamunul Haque acquitted in 2021 rape case

A Narayanganj court yesterday acquitted Mamunul Haque, former joint secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam and secretary general of Khelafat Majlish, in a rape case filed with Sonargaon Police Station in 2021.

Brazil football bosses break silence on 'shameful' Robinho, Alves rape cases

The Brazilian team and national federation had been criticised for their silence concerning the cases of striker Robinho and full-back Alves, both aged 40.

Two-Finger Test: It violates rape victims’ basic rights

The two-finger test or virginity test in rape cases was a violation of fundamental rights of the survivours, the High Court observed in the full text of a verdict.

Accused in kidnapping, rape case flees from police van in Gaibandha

An accused in an abduction and rape case has escaped with handcuffs while getting down from a police van at Govindganj Police Station in Gaibandha.

Teacher accused of raping boy

An Arabic teacher has been accused of raping a 12-year-old boy in Kulaura, Moulvibazar, on Tuesday.   

26,695 rape cases filed in last 5 years: IGP office report to HC

A total of 26,695 rape cases have been filed across the country in the last five years, said the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in a report submitted to the High Court today.

HC grants 1-year bail to rape case convict after he marries victim

The High Court today granted one year bail to Dilip Khalko, a convict of a rape case, as he married the victim at Rajshahi jail gate in line with its conditional directive.

Rape case filed against Rajshahi ASI

A case has been filed against an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) for raping a 25-year-old woman in Natore.

Man gets life term for rape in Tangail

A court in Tangail today sentenced a man to life term imprisonment in a case filed for raping a woman in 2008.

February 16, 2020
February 16, 2020

Teen sued over rape of minor in Kishoreganj

A teenaged boy is sued on charge of raping a two-year-old girl in Manikdi village under Bhairab upazila in Kishoreganj.

February 12, 2020
February 12, 2020

Schoolgirl raped in Jashore

A schoolgirl is allegedly raped by a young man at Gourighona village in Jashore’s Keshabpur Upazila.

February 10, 2020
February 10, 2020

Prime accused in ‘rape’ of RU student remanded

A Rajshahi court has placed a student of Rajshahi University (RU) on two-day remand in a case filed over the alleged rape and blackmail of a female student of the university.

February 3, 2020
February 3, 2020

Man arrested for raping SSC examinee in Mymensingh

A man was arrested last night for raping a Secondary School Certificate examinee in Tarakanda upazila of Mymensingh, police say.

January 29, 2020
January 29, 2020

3 accused of raping ninth-grade student arrested

Three people have been arrested on charge of raping a ninth-grade student in Boalmari upazila in Faridpur, police say.

January 21, 2020
January 21, 2020

Two men detained over gang-rape of sixth-grade Jhalakathi student

Police detain two men over the gang-rape of a sixth-grade madrasa student in Rajapur area of Jhalakathi on Sunday.

January 18, 2020
January 18, 2020

Man arrested for raping 6-year-old

A six-year-old is allegedly raped by a security guard of a residential building in Dhaka’s Shahjahanpur area.

January 7, 2020
January 7, 2020

Court rejects cop’s bail in rape case

A Dhaka court has rejected a bail petition filed by Abdur Rakib Khan Bappi, a sub-inspector (SI) of Mirpur Police Station, in connection with a rape case.

October 22, 2019
October 22, 2019

2 girls gang-raped in Laxmipur, Narayanganj

A teenage girl in Laxmipur and a garment worker in Narayanganj were gang-raped last night.

October 22, 2019
October 22, 2019

7 sentenced to death for killing woman after rape

A tribunal in Joypurhat sentenced seven people to death for killing a woman after rape in Akkelpur upazila in 2016.