Sexual assault
We must end the culture of impunity surrounding rape
Perpetrators of Mohammadpur rape must not be able to get away
Dani Alves sentenced to 4.5 years in jail for rape
A Spanish court on Thursday sentenced former Brazil international Dani Alves to four and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a young woman at a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022.
The violence of silencing a rape survivor
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.
Sri Lanka lifts Gunathilaka ban after sexual assault acquittal
The 32-year-old batsman was arrested in November last year just hours after his country lost to England in their final Twenty20 World Cup match in Australia.
Ensure justice in Cox’s Bazar gang rape case
This case is yet another tragic example of how unsafe this country is for women.
The trials sportswomen have to face to get justice
Despite unwavering support from her counterparts and from political offices as high up as the Spanish prime minister’s, Hermoso’s words have resulted in the same inaction from authorities.
Spanish court opens probe on Rubiales
Prosecutors at Spain's top criminal court said Monday they had opened a preliminary investigation into Luis Rubiales' forcible kiss on the lips of World Cup player Jenni Hermoso on grounds it could constitute a crime of "sexual assault".
11 books to read during Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Trigger Warning: This article mentions sexual and domestic abuse, trauma, and issues of mental health
Brazil defender Alves asks again to be freed from jail
Brazil defender Dani Alves asked a Spanish court on Thursday to be freed on bail while he waits to be tried for rape.
Pabna trader attacked for protest
A fertiliser trader was brutally attacked with sharp weapons and critically injured in Failzana village of Pabna's Chatmohar upazila on Sunday night after he protested the illicit relationship of a man with a woman from his own community.
Bill Cosby ordered to stand trial in sex assault case
A US judge has ordered actor and comedian Bill Cosby to stand trial on charges of sexual assault.
'Sex assault': JUST students stage demo in Dhaka
The students of Jessore University of Science and Technology (JUST) staged a demonstration in Dhaka protesting the expulsion of five fellow students of the university.
Further probe in Pahela Baishakh sex assault: Court
A Dhaka court orders further investigation in a case filed over sexual assault during Pahela Baishakh celebration near TSC of Dhaka University last year.
12 men jailed for sexually exploiting girl in UK
Twelve men who sexually exploited a vulnerable teenage girl in West Yorkshire have received jail sentences of up to 20 years.
Arrestee sent to jail
A Dhaka court yesterday sent Kamal Hossain, the lone arrestee in connection with the Pahela Baishakh sexual assault case, to jail after he refused to give confessional statement before a magistrate.
Refugees say it with flowers
Refugees have been handing out flowers to try to challenge negative perceptions that have arisen following wave of sexual assaults on women in some German cities on New Year's Eve.
Bill Cosby charged with indecent assault
Prosecutors in the US have charged comedian Bill Cosby with aggravated indecent assault over an alleged incident in 2004.
Are police willing to arrest culprits?
Police failure to bring the sex offenders of the Pahela Baishakh incident to book gives a worrying message about law
United Hospital’s ‘sex offender’ nurse arrested
Rapid Action Battalion members arrest a staff nurse of United Hospital in Dhaka, suspected of sexually harassing a female patient, from the capital's airport area.
