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.
Suicide of Raped Girl: Frustration as case not recorded
Parents and relatives of a school student, who died by suicide on Tuesday in Panchagarh, are frustrated as police have not yet recorded any case against the two youths, who allegedly provoked the 14-year-old girl to do that.
Rape in Noakhali: Accused UP chairman still at large
A union parishad chairman, who was sued for raping and torturing a woman at his office in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila on
Girl found at roadside had been raped
Doctors have confirmed that the college girl found in a critical condition beside a road in the capital's Mirpur-1 on Friday had been raped.
Dispose of rape cases quickly: Law minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq instructs the prosecutors to take necessary steps for quickly hearing and disposing of the rape cases at the lower courts across the country.
2 Patuakhali girls fall victims to rape
When the country along with the Muslim world is celebrating Eid-ul-Azha, the day of sacrifice, two girls of Patuakhali allegedly become victims of rape.
Rupa's body exhumed, handed over to family
Police exhume the body of Rupa Khatun, who was killed after gang-rape in a running bus on August 25, from Tangail graveyard and handed over it to the victim’s family for burial in Sirajganj.
5 held for 'gang-raping' Pabna schoolgirls
Five of the six accused in the case filed over the alleged gang-rape of two school girls in Sujanagar of Pabna are arrested.
Housewife raped in Nilphamari
A wife of a rickshaw-puller is allegedly raped after she was picked up by a group of miscreants on Saturday night in Dimla upazila of Nilphamari.
10-yr-old India rape victim gives birth to baby girl
A 10-year-old rape victim whose plea for an abortion was rejected by India's Supreme Court has given birth to a baby girl, a doctor says.
Schoolgirl raped in Dhaka, university student held
A private university student has been arrested over charges of raping a schoolgirl in Dhaka’s Mirpur.