Dowry
Hanging body of newly married girl found in Chuadanga
The hanging body of a newly married girl is found at her house in Alamdanga upazila of Chuadanga.
Husband ‘kills’ wife, daughter for dowry
A man allegedly kills his wife and two-year-old daughter for dowry in Kaliganj upazila of Satkhira.
Beaten and blinded by husband
The horrific report of a young housewife's eye being gouged out by her husband and in-laws as part of their ongoing torture to extract money from her family, is a chilling reminder of the widespread prevalence of dowry related violence.
Journo remanded for ‘torturing’ wife
Police arrest the news editor of a private television channel in Dhaka on charges of torturing his journalist wife and demanding dowry, Bangla daily Prothom Alo reports.
"Legislative and cultural change cannot come about separately."
Flavia Agnes, prominent Indian lawyer and co-founder and director of MAJLIS, India, speaks to Nahela Nowshin of The Daily Star on May 16 at the second forum of Gender, Justice and Religion held at Spectra Convention Centre in Dhaka.