gang rape

Woman gang-raped for 25 days in Mohammadpur

A 23-year-old woman had been shackled and gang-raped for 25 days in Mohammadpur.

Why Bilkis Bano’s rapists should be behind bars

Men who raped Bilkis Bano during 2002 Gujarat riots allowed to walk free on the same day that PM Modi promised to make the nation a better place for women.

Rape in bus: 5 suspects land in Gazipur jail

All five men, accused of gang-raping a woman in a moving bus in Gazipur on Friday night, were sent to jail by a court yesterday.

Robbery, rape on bus in Tangail: Mastermind among 10 arrested

Members of Rapid Action Battalion arrested 10 persons including the mastermind in the cases filed over the gang-rape of a woman and looting of valuables of passengers after hijacking a bus on the Dhaka-Tangail highway on August 3, 2022.

Robbery, rape on bus in Tangail: One arrested

Police arrested an alleged member of a robbery gang which raped a woman and took away passengers’ valuables after taking control of a bus on the Dhaka-Tangail highway on Wednesday.

Robbers gang-rape passenger after taking control of bus in Tangail

Robbers gang-raped a female passenger after taking control of a bus in Tangail early today (August 3, 2022).

9 Bangladeshis jailed for gang rape in India

A special court in India’s Bengaluru city has convicted nine Bangladeshis and punished them with sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment in connection with the gang-rape of a Bangladeshi woman in May last year.

Bengaluru gang rape: India hands over Bangladeshi victim

India today (May 21, 2022) handed over the victim, who was gang-raped in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru in May last year, to Bangladesh.

9 Bangladeshis convicted of gang rape in India’s Bengaluru

A special court in India’s Bengaluru city has convicted nine Bangladeshis and punished them with sentences ranging from five years to life imprisonment in connection with the gang-rape of a another Bangladeshi in May last year.

October 14, 2020
October 14, 2020

3 held for raping 17-year-old in Moulvibazar

A 17-year-old was gang-raped, allegedly by three people, in Kulaura upazila in Moulvibazar last night.

October 14, 2020
October 14, 2020

Gang-rape of schoolgirl in Cox’s Bazar: Accused gives confessional statement

An accused in a case filed over the gang-rape of a schoolgirl in Cox’s Bazar’s Maheshkhali upazila gave a confessional statement before a court today.

October 5, 2020
October 5, 2020

3 held for gang-rape of housewife in Jamalpur

Rapid Action Battalion arrested three people in connection with a gang-rape case filed with Madarganj Police Station on Sunday night.

September 30, 2020
September 30, 2020

21 eminent citizens demand exemplary punishment for rapists, assaulters

Twenty-one eminent citizens today issued a statement demanding immediate steps to arrest rapists and ensure exemplary punishment for them.

September 27, 2020
September 27, 2020

Khagrachhari gang-rape: Rapists are members of a robbery gang, police say

All nine accused in the gang-rape of a Chakma girl in Khagrachhari are members of a robbery gang, police said today.

February 9, 2020
February 9, 2020

8 held over Bhola, N’ganj gang-rape incidents

Eight people are arrested in connection with two separate gangrape incidents in Bhola and Narayanganj.

January 16, 2020
January 16, 2020

Woman held over gang rape of 8th grader

A woman has been arrested in a case filed over the gang rape of an eighth grader in Gazipur.

September 19, 2019
September 19, 2019

Rape victim’s husband attacked

The husband of a gang-rape victim was attacked in Patuakhali on Tuesday night for what he said was refusing to withdraw a case filed over the rape. The 36-year-old man suffered serious injuries to his legs and one hand, and he was being treated at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College

September 18, 2019
September 18, 2019

Pabna OC suspended

Officer-in-Charge of Pabna Sadar Police Station Obaidul Huq, who allegedly arranged the marriage between a gang-rape victim and one of the alleged rapists in an attempt to cover up the crime, has been suspended for his controversial role.

September 12, 2019
September 12, 2019

OC arranged it ‘to cover up the crime’

A police officer in Pabna allegedly arranged a marriage between a gang-rape victim and one of the alleged rapists in an attempt to cover up the crime, the woman’s family members and rights activists in the district said.

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