physical abuse

Harsh life of house-helps

Around 4 percent of live-in househelps in Bangladesh are abused sexually, while 21 percent suffer from physical violence and 61 percent are subjected to verbal harassment by their employers and family members, found a recent study.

Child sexual abuse: When home is also not a safe place

Sexual abuse can be the most traumatising experience a child has to go through. The memory of how helpless they felt, to be too young to raise their voices haunts them for the rest of their lives;

Physical Abuse in Schools: An unending nightmare

"Our class teacher used to grab my hair and shake my head grabbing it."

Revisiting the Narsingdi assault

On 18 May, 2022. A young woman was physically assaulted for her attire at the Narsingdi station while on her way to Dhaka to sit for an exam.

RU students protest harassment of female students on campus

Rajshahi University students form a human chain protesting physical harassment of female students by unknown people on the campus.

Female student harassment: 4 JnU students suspended

Jagannath University authorities suspend four of its students for allegedly harassing a female student on the campus.

February 13, 2023
February 13, 2023

Child sexual abuse: When home is also not a safe place

Sexual abuse can be the most traumatising experience a child has to go through. The memory of how helpless they felt, to be too young to raise their voices haunts them for the rest of their lives;

February 13, 2023
February 13, 2023

Harsh life of house-helps

Around 4 percent of live-in househelps in Bangladesh are abused sexually, while 21 percent suffer from physical violence and 61 percent are subjected to verbal harassment by their employers and family members, found a recent study.

July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022

Physical Abuse in Schools: An unending nightmare

"Our class teacher used to grab my hair and shake my head grabbing it."

May 29, 2022
May 29, 2022

Revisiting the Narsingdi assault

On 18 May, 2022. A young woman was physically assaulted for her attire at the Narsingdi station while on her way to Dhaka to sit for an exam.

November 22, 2017
November 22, 2017

RU students protest harassment of female students on campus

Rajshahi University students form a human chain protesting physical harassment of female students by unknown people on the campus.

March 8, 2016
March 8, 2016

Female student harassment: 4 JnU students suspended

Jagannath University authorities suspend four of its students for allegedly harassing a female student on the campus.

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