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Opinion / There is a reason why daily news has become so depressing
Isn't there any good news? Of course, there is. But good news doesn't make headlines.
Abantika: A victim of institutional neglect
The universities also didn't organise any awareness activities regarding where and how to file complaints.
Sexual harassment: JnU student files complaint against teacher, dept head
A female student of Jagannath University has alleged that she has been threatened with death and expulsion from the university after accusing a teacher of sexual harassment
Gendered struggles in urban transit
Experiences on public transport highlight the casual dismissal of women’s rights to equal access and treatment in public spaces.
Investigate sexual violence against RMG workers
Reports of GBV, harassment in factories can no longer be ignored
What should women wear?
In May 2022, a young woman, who lives in Dhaka city, was verbally and physically assaulted at a train station in Narsingdi while waiting for a Dhaka-bound train.
Public Universities: Racked by ragging
In the absence of a policy to act as a deterrent, ragging goes on unchecked at some public universities, as the authorities concerned seem indifferent to the need for curbing the menace.
How the landless are leading the fight against sexual violence in schools
In 2009, the High Court issued a directive that requires active anti-sexual harassment cells in all educational institutions and workplaces. The landless organisations used RTI to find out how many schools in their locality had complied with the HC directive.
What does salinity have to do with SRHR anyway?
The increasing difficulty of accessing clean water is forcing young women in coastal areas of Bangladesh to try to halt their menstrual cycles by misusing contraceptive pills, putting their long-term reproductive and mental health at risk.
Sexual harassment: CU students protest with poetry and songs
With four-point demand, students of Chittagong University (CU) waged a unique protest last night on the campus for the third consecutive day through poetry and songs.
Protect female students or protect perpetrators?
It’s high time the CU administration picked a side
Pvt university teacher arrested for molesting student at bbq party
Police have arrested a private university teacher for molesting a student at a barbecue party at the Uttara residence of the accused.
Noted citizens express concern over murder, humiliation of teachers
Seventeen eminent citizens have expressed grave concern over murder and humiliation of teachers in Ashulia and Narail, and urged the government to strictly address the incidents.
“My torn clothing is your Bangladesh”
A case has been filed against an unidentified man with Shahbagh Police Station in connection with sexually harassing a young woman on the Dhaka University campus last Wednesday (June 8, 2022).
Will buses ever be women-friendly?
Govt must take stern action to stop sexual harassment on public transport
RU halts teacher’s promotion over sexual harassment of 2 students
Rajshahi University authorities have suspended the four-year increment of a teacher, and also his promotion, for harassing – sexually and mentally – two students of the university’s Institute of Education and Research (IER).
Moral policing: A zombie virus
What the Narsingdi Railway incident really reveals about our society's attitude towards women.
51-year-old man arrested for sexually abusing 5-year-old
Police today arrested a man on charge of sexually abusing a five-year-old girl in the capital’s Kafrul area.
Former bank official sent to jail for sexually abusing four children in Lalmonirhat
A former bank official has been sent to jail on charges of sexually abusing four children in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila after he surrendered before the court yesterday.