Rape culture refers to a societal environment where sexual violence is normalised, excused, or trivialised.
Sexual desire or show of power?
The 18-year-old daughter of a July uprising martyr was found dead at her house in Dhaka’s Adabor last night.
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.
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?
Dhaka Metropoli-tan Police (DMP) Commissi-oner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali has expressed regret over his recent remarks regarding rape, following widespread criticism.
The solution does not lie in avoiding the word ‘rape’, Mr Commissioner
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.
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.
A woman in Khulna’s Paikgachha upazila was reportedly gang-raped in the early hours of yesterday, by criminals who spread glue on her eyes to prevent her from identifying them.
That justice for rape survivors is a mirage in this country is no news, with a miserable conviction rate of three percent in rape cases.
When a complaint of sexual violence comes as a formal allegation, how we hear the stories in those complaints matters.
A court in Nepal on Wednesday sentenced former cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane to eight years in prison for rape.
Our society still considers violence against women to be a women's issue and holds the view that only women should talk about it or protest it.
This case is yet another tragic example of how unsafe this country is for women.
Brazil defender Dani Alves asked a Spanish court on Thursday to be freed on bail while he waits to be tried for rape.
Money and influence cannot be allowed to win over justice
Charges of attempted rape and assault against Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood have been dropped by prosecutors, British police said on Thursday.
Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez said Saturday that he is in "a state of shock" after Dani Alves's arrest on sexual assault allegations.
