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Rape culture: What can be done?

Rape culture refers to a societal environment where sexual violence is normalised, excused, or trivialised.

Opinion / Why rape happens

Sexual desire or show of power?

Raped weeks ago, daughter of July martyr found dead

The 18-year-old daughter of a July uprising martyr was found dead at her house in Dhaka’s Adabor last night.

The role of state and society in sustaining gendered violence

Rape persists in Bangladesh at the scale it does because too many men believe they are superior beings and that women exist to be controlled.

#Perspective / Why do we blame victims instead of holding abusers accountable?

Marina Abramović’s Rhythm 0 exposed how society punishes silence, mirroring real-world abuse victims’ struggles. Women endure mistreatment yet face blame for not resisting. Vulnerability isn’t consent. Change starts by holding perpetrators accountable, not victims. Will we finally act?

DMP chief regrets remarks on ‘rape’

Dhaka Metropoli-tan Police (DMP) Commissi-oner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali has expressed regret over his recent remarks regarding rape, following widespread criticism.

Reaction / Silence the word, silence the victim

The solution does not lie in avoiding the word ‘rape’, Mr Commissioner

#Perspective / Why don’t women in Bangladesh feel safe in 2025?

International Women’s Day highlights progress, but safety remains a crisis in Bangladesh. Weak law enforcement, victim-blaming, and moral policing enable violence. Real change demands stronger laws, faster justice, safer spaces, and an end to impunity for harassers.

#Satire / Living in strange times: Harass women today, be a hero tomorrow

In 2025 Dhaka, heroism is redefined—harassing women earns public praise while real courage is silenced. Morality policing thrives, overshadowing justice. Fear replaces freedom, leaving true heroes unheard as society rewards those enforcing oppression instead of challenging it.

February 24, 2025
February 24, 2025

Living in fear: I am so tired of being a woman these days

Why, in 2025, am I still mapping out my movements as if walking through a battlefield?

February 23, 2025
February 23, 2025

BRAC University students protest against rape, rising crime in the country

The protest began at 11:30am in front of the university's main gate and continued until 3:00pm

February 23, 2025
February 23, 2025

Protest on Mirpur Road demanding death for rapists

They took to the streets near Asad Gate around 11:00am, disrupting vehicular movement on one side of the road.

February 8, 2025
February 8, 2025

The many faces of gender-based violence and herd mentality

The announcement of the Bangla Academy Prize without a female nominee continued the trend.

January 20, 2025
January 20, 2025

Woman raped on way home from capital

A young woman has allegedly been gang-raped while returning home to Habiganj for her marriage from Dhaka, where she worked as a domestic help.

January 16, 2025
January 16, 2025

Bring all the rapists to book

Police should use technology to track down all the accused

January 16, 2025
January 16, 2025

10-year-old flower seller raped under Shahbagh Metro Rail Station

The alleged rapist is a drug addict and used to live on the street

July 6, 2024
July 6, 2024

Address, not dismiss, human rights violations

ASK report paints disturbing picture of first six months of 2024

May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024

Make people aware of 109 hotline

The national helpline for women and children who are victims of violence is not serving its intended purpose.

March 21, 2024
March 21, 2024

Sexual harassment in universities and the struggle for justice

The recent case of Fairuz Abontika is a painful reminder of how incompetent universities are in dealing with sexual harassment complaints