Nine years have passed since Sohagi Jahan Tonu was raped and murdered inside the restricted Cumilla Cantonment on March 20, 2016. The case filed for her murder was supposed to be resolved within 180 days. However, nine years on and there has been no significant progress.
This case is yet another tragic example of how unsafe this country is for women.
On December 2, 2021, 16-year-old Sadia Akhter (not her real name), a domestic worker, stole gold jewellery and cash from the apartment in Wari, where she worked, complying with her boyfriend’s instructions.
The value of a female is largely determined by what she can offer to her family and society
A court in Manikganj today (August 7, 2022) sent a 60-year-old man to jail in a case filed for raping a fifth grader student six months ago at Khaserchar village of Dhalla union under Singair upazila in Manikganj.
The husband of a rape victim comes under acid attack in Noakhali’s Subarnachar hours after he took part in a human chain organised to protest the persecution on his wife, family members claimed.
The High Court yesterday banned the controversial two-finger test or 'virginity test' of rape victims, a medical exam victims had to go
The High Court prohibits the controversial use of “two-finger test” conducted for the rape victims to prove the rape.
The HC, while delivering the judgment, pointed out a few loopholes in the investigation and the case the prosecution presented. Coupled with the absence of medical evidence, the court decided to acquit the accused.
Nine years have passed since Sohagi Jahan Tonu was raped and murdered inside the restricted Cumilla Cantonment on March 20, 2016. The case filed for her murder was supposed to be resolved within 180 days. However, nine years on and there has been no significant progress.
This case is yet another tragic example of how unsafe this country is for women.
On December 2, 2021, 16-year-old Sadia Akhter (not her real name), a domestic worker, stole gold jewellery and cash from the apartment in Wari, where she worked, complying with her boyfriend’s instructions.
The value of a female is largely determined by what she can offer to her family and society
A court in Manikganj today (August 7, 2022) sent a 60-year-old man to jail in a case filed for raping a fifth grader student six months ago at Khaserchar village of Dhalla union under Singair upazila in Manikganj.
The husband of a rape victim comes under acid attack in Noakhali’s Subarnachar hours after he took part in a human chain organised to protest the persecution on his wife, family members claimed.
The High Court yesterday banned the controversial two-finger test or 'virginity test' of rape victims, a medical exam victims had to go
The High Court prohibits the controversial use of “two-finger test” conducted for the rape victims to prove the rape.
The HC, while delivering the judgment, pointed out a few loopholes in the investigation and the case the prosecution presented. Coupled with the absence of medical evidence, the court decided to acquit the accused.
A local Awami League leader allegedly tortured a woman who was reportedly raped and asked her to leave her village in Nandail.
