sexual harrassment

Nusrat Murder: Key accused confesses role

Umme Sultana Poppy, a key accused in the murder case of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi, confessed to have called Nusrat to the rooftop moments before she was set ablaze, said police.
Grotesque nexus between political and state power

With more and more reports of the brutal and coldblooded murder of Nusrat Jahan Rafi appearing in the media, the depth of the odious...
If I reject your proposal, will you let me live?

Her death has sent out a clarion call. But we don't know how long it'll take for the call to make a veritable change. How long the call will keep blaring in the air. Our hearts remain suffused with questions.
Setting Nusrat Afire: Brutality followed meet with Siraj

Nusrat Jahan Rafi was set on fire two days after detained Sonagazi madrasa principal Siraj Ud Doula gave a directive to some of his followers when they visited him in Feni district jail, investigators said yesterday.
'171 abused by teachers, 2 of them commit suicide in 11 months'

A total of 171 students are abused by teachers at different educational institutions from January to November this year and among them two students take their lives, according to a study of human rights organisation Ain o Shalish Kendra.
Jatrabari school teacher held over ‘sexual harassment’

Law enforcers arrest a schoolteacher after a case was filed against him on charge of sexually harassing a student in Jatrabari of Dhaka.
Dirty words, perverted minds

On my way from Moghbazar to Farmgate this afternoon, when I was stuck in a jam packed Panthapath road opposite to Bashundhara City shopping mall, I suddenly heard them saying those dirty words.
BACK TO THE DARK AGES

In the last few weeks, there seemed to form a large divide between people, both offline and online.
Sexual assault: An everyday tale (video)

Woman are subjected to sexual harassment daily.They tell stories of the everyday harassment they face on the streets, in public places and at work regardless of age or class.
Sexual harassment: Protests flood Facebook, Twitter

On the fourth day following the ruthless and inhuman sexual harassment on women at TSC on Pahela Baishakh, the social media continue to be flooded with protests from users, condemning the heinous act.
Probe sexual assault during Baishakh celebration: HC

The High Court directs the authorities concerned to investigate the incidents of sexual assault on women on the Dhaka University campus on Tuesday evening during the Pahela Baishakh celebration.
BCL suspends 5 activists over assault at JU

Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of ruling Awami League, suspended five of its leaders and activists of Jahangirnagar University unit on charge of physically assaulting an indigenous student.
UN climate head Rajendra Pachauri resigns

The head of the United Nations Climate Change Panel (IPCC), Rajendra Pachauri, steps down amid sexual harassment allegations.