Child Rape in Bangladesh

Child rape almost doubled last year

At least 1,005 children were raped in the country last year, according to a report by the Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum.
Rickshaw-van puller held for raping 4 kids in Bogura: Cops

A rickshaw-puller was held in Bogura’s Dhunat upazila on charge of raping four kids – two first graders and two third graders.
Tangled up in trauma

Tumpa (not her real name) grew up in her maternal grandfather’s house in a small village of Bogura’s Dhunat upazila and was a seventh-grade student at a nearby high school.
Man jailed for raping daughter in Gazipur

A court in Gazipur sentences a man to life imprisonment for raping his 12-year-old daughter in Gazipur city in 2015.
Madrasa first grader raped by teacher

Police yesterday arrested a madrasa teacher on charge of raping a first-grader in Jashore’s Manirampur upazila on Sunday.
House tutor held for rape attempt in Manikganj

Police have arrested a house tutor for allegedly attempting to rape a fourth grader in Manikganj Sadar upazila.
JSD MP urges govt to enact law for trying rapists

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal MP Shirin Akhter in parliament demands that the government enact a new law ensuring exemplary punishment of rapist and oppressors of women and children.
Rape of children: Death penalty sought for rapists

Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF) issues a statement demanding death penalty for the rapists of children by bringing them under the law at the quickest.
‘I couldn’t protect my daughter; try to save yours’

The father of seven-year-old Saima, who was raped and murdered in Wari of Dhaka on Friday, appeals to the parents to stay alert so that their daughters do not fall prey to brutality like his daughter.
Man sued for raping niece in Ctg

A man was sued in Chattogram yesterday on charges of raping his nine-month-old niece. The baby, who was being treated at Chattogram Medical College Hospital, was in critical condition, according to family members.
4th grader ‘raped’ in Sherpur on Eid day

A fourth grader is reportedly raped by a young man in Sreebardi upazila of Sherpur on Eid day.
Man lands in jail over rape of a minor

A Pabna court yesterday sent a man to jail on charges of raping a minor girl in the district’s Bhangura upazila.
41 children raped in 9 days

At least 44 children are either raped or subjected to attempted rape in the nine days between May 1 and 9, according to rights body Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).
Man held for raping 3rd grader in Bogura

Police claims to have arrested a man on charge of raping an eight-year-old girl in Bogura’s Gabtoli upazila.
4 minor girls ‘raped’ in 4 districts

Four minor girls have reportedly been raped in Kishoreganj, Pabna, Naogaon and Bagerhat.
Feni headmaster confesses to raping fifth grader

The headmaster of a school in Feni’s Daganbhuiyan upazila confesses that he raped a class-V student of his school.
Schoolgirl 'raped' in Noakhali

A schoolgirl was allegedly raped by a local youth in the district's Companiganj upazila on Sunday night.
Jashore child murder suspect killed in ‘gunfight’

A man, suspected of being involved in the murder of an eight-year-old girl, is killed in an alleged gunfight in Kholadanga suburb of Jashore.
Ninth grader 'raped' by neighbour

A ninth grader was allegedly raped by her neighbour in a village of Jashore's Jhikargachha upazila on Sunday night.
4-year-old 'raped' in Sunamganj

A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Sreepur area of Sunamganj's Tahirpur upazila Tuesday evening.