rape
Address, not dismiss, human rights violations
ASK report paints disturbing picture of first six months of 2024
Make people aware of 109 hotline
The national helpline for women and children who are victims of violence is not serving its intended purpose.
Sexual harassment in universities and the struggle for justice
The recent case of Fairuz Abontika is a painful reminder of how incompetent universities are in dealing with sexual harassment complaints
She was ‘raped after her eyes, mouth were glued shut’
A woman in Khulna’s Paikgachha upazila was reportedly gang-raped in the early hours of yesterday, by criminals who spread glue on her eyes to prevent her from identifying them.
The violence of silencing a rape survivor
That justice for rape survivors is a mirage in this country is no news, with a miserable conviction rate of three percent in rape cases.
The cost of a complaint
When a complaint of sexual violence comes as a formal allegation, how we hear the stories in those complaints matters.
Lamichhane sentenced to eight years for rape
A court in Nepal on Wednesday sentenced former cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane to eight years in prison for rape.
‘Violence against women is a violation of human rights’
Our society still considers violence against women to be a women's issue and holds the view that only women should talk about it or protest it.
Ensure justice in Cox’s Bazar gang rape case
This case is yet another tragic example of how unsafe this country is for women.
Teenager held over raping girl in C’nawabganj
A 19-year-old is arrested from Chapainawabganj on charges of raping a schoolgirl in Naogaon.
10-year-old girl raped in Pabna
A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her co-villager in Bera municipality of Pabna on Tuesday evening.
Rape suspect killed in 'gunfight'
An alleged rapist has been killed in a “gunfight” with police at Kolaroa upazila in Satkhira early yesterday.
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.
2 to die for killing girl after rape in Natore
A Natore court sentences two people to death for killing an eleven-year-old schoolgirl after rape in Naldanga upazila in the district in 2015.
UP chairman held for ‘rape’ in Feni
Police arrest a union parishad (UP) chairman for allegedly raping a housewife in Phulgazi upazila of Feni.
Fifth-grader 'raped' by headmaster
The headmaster of a school in Manirampur upazila of Jessore allegedly raped a student of class-V on Monday night.
RMG worker gang-raped in moving bus
A 24-year-old woman was gang raped in a moving bus on Dhaka-Aricha highway in Dhamrai Sunday night, police said.
Schoolgirl 'gang-raped' in Dinajpur
A schoolgirl was allegedly gang-raped at a Sal forest in Birganj upazila of Dinajpur on Saturday evening. Police arrested five people yesterday in this connection.
5-year-old girl ‘raped’
A youth allegedly raped the five-year-old daughter of an expatriate Bangladeshi at Dulahazara in Chakaria upazila in Cox's Bazar district on Monday.