Sexual assault
CU student sexual assault: 2 perpetrators identified
The Chittagong University (CU) administration and police have identified two persons in the case filed over sexually assaulting a female student at the Chittagong University campus on the night of July 17.
CU expels 2 students over sexual assault of female student
The authorities of Chittagong University have permanently expelled two of its students for their involvement in the sexual assault of a student of Chittagong University on July 17.
CU student sexual assault: 2 perpetrators identified
The Chittagong University (CU) administration and police have identified two persons in the case filed over sexually assaulting a female student at the Chittagong University campus on the night of July 17.
CU sexual assault: Fingers pointed at BCL men
Those who sexually assaulted a female student on Chittagong University campus on July 17 night are members of Bangladesh Chhatra League, said police sources and CU BCL insiders.
Extreme intoxication can be defence in homicide, sexual assault: Canada's Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday ruled that defendants accused of violent crimes such as homicide and sexual assault can use self-induced extreme intoxication as a defense, striking down a federal law supported by women's advocacy groups.
Nearly 6,000 sexual assaults reported to Uber in US
Nearly 6,000 instances of sexual assault, including more than 450 cases of rape, were reported to Uber in the United States in 2017 and 2018, the ride-sharing company says in a report on safety.
Preventing Sexual Assault: HC unhappy at failure to carry out order
The High Court yesterday expressed dissatisfaction over the failure to implement one of its directives from 2009 that committees must be formed at all educational institutions and workplaces across the country for the prevention of sexual harassment.
3 Madrasa Girls: Teacher faces music over sexual assault
A madrasa teacher has been suspended for allegedly sexually harassing three minor girls of his institution in Dinajpur’s Parbatipur upazila.
Ninth grader tries to take her own life after ‘rape’
A ninth-grader attempted to die by suicide allegedly after being raped several times and publicly beaten up by the rapist in Mymensingh’s Gafargaon on Thursday.
Impunity, moral decline to blame
A culture of impunity, moral degradation and culprits’ getting political backing in many cases are the major reasons why incidents of rape and sexual violence continue unabated in the country, according to experts and rights activists.
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