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Fiction / An aftertaste

“Can’t a man even get payesh and shemai on Eid in this house?” Altaf Shaheb screamed from the drawing room while watching the news, “There used to be so much joy in this house. It used to feel like Eid. But your mother has grown so sluggish now, Saadat! She used to be such a good cook. Our neighbours back in the old neighbourhood were crazy about your mother’s chicken bhuna. But now I can’t even get a plate of payesh the night before Eid.”

You can be the cycle-breaker of trauma in your family

Learning about the complex layers of intergenerational trauma, as well as being self-aware, is key in breaking the cycle.

OPINION / The world of Colleen Hoover does not warrant celebration

Depiction of such problematic forms of ‘romance’ and relationships surely distort the judgement of readers regarding love and romance.

BOOK NEWS / Colleen Hoover cancels ‘It Ends With Us’ colouring book on domestic abuse

Readers are questioning how “a coloring book was ever going to ‘tastefully mirror Lilly Bloom’s story’ of violent domestic abuse.”

Mental Abuse in Schools: An Epidemic Left Unaddressed

Schools should implement discipline regulations that are more mindful of students' humanity.

Rage is not singular for immigrants in Sabaa Tahir's novel

“What’s the word for when someone drinks so much, they are ruining your best friend’s life? Or the word for a man so vengeful about his own past that he wants to destroy your future? What’s the word for a woman who was sick for months, but refused to go to the doctor until it was too late?"

The ‘original pandemic’ of violence against women continues unabated

This week, a report issued by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad outlines the brutal reality: almost 300 women reported different types of abuse just in the last six months.

Madrasa teacher held for ‘attempting to sexually abuse a boy’

A madrasa teacher has been arrested allegedly for attempting to sexually abuse a 10-year-old boy in Tarail upazila of Kishoreganj.

Chelsea broke no rules in handling abuse allegations: Premier League

Chelsea did not break Premier League rules in failing to report allegations of historical sex abuse made by their former player Gary Johnson in 2014, a statement from English soccer's top division said.

October 4, 2016
October 4, 2016

Most married women face abuse

Around 80 percent of married women/girls have been abused by their husbands at least once in their lifetime.

June 24, 2016
June 24, 2016

Britain underestimating number of child abuse victims: David Schwimmer

Hollywood actor David Schwimmer says Britain is underestimating the number of children who are victims of sexual abuse.

May 23, 2016
May 23, 2016

Lalmonirhat imam, 2 others sent to jail for ‘demeaning Islam’

An imam (religious leader) and two others have been sent to jail in Lalmonirhat over a case filed for allegedly demeaning Islam.

April 18, 2016
April 18, 2016

11-yr-old raped in Khilgaon, ‘culprit’ arrested

An 11-year-old girl has been allegedly raped in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area. A case has been filed in this regard and the accused cuprit arrested.

December 31, 2015
December 31, 2015

Bill Cosby charged with indecent assault

Prosecutors in the US have charged comedian Bill Cosby with aggravated indecent assault over an alleged incident in 2004.

November 22, 2015
November 22, 2015

Mohona TV car attacked, journo shot in Raozan

A microbus of private television channel Mohona TV allegedly attacked and a journalist said to have been shot in Chittagong’s Raozan while returning from the burial of top war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, the terror of Raozan who was hanged early today.

October 21, 2015
October 21, 2015

Amnesty International warns over Rohingya crisis

Amnesty International said Bangladeshi migrants and persecuted Rohingya fleeing Myanmar faced "hellish" conditions on trafficking boats.

September 9, 2015
September 9, 2015

Nepalese maids in India accuse Saudi diplomat of rape

Two Nepalese maids have accused a Saudi diplomat of rape and torture while they were working in his home outside the Indian capital.

August 14, 2015
August 14, 2015

14 sued for murder of 2 Madaripur girls

Fourteen people- seven named and as many unnamed are sued for the murder of two school girls in Madaripur.

May 21, 2015
May 21, 2015

Pakistan's Punjab okays bill to protect women

Punjab cabinet gave its nod to bill for protecting female victims of violence and setting up vigilance committees to monitor implementation of steps proposed under National Action Plan.

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