sexual violence

Why did Abantika have to take her own life?

We need zero tolerance against sexual violence on campuses

Opinion / Climate change is fuelling child marriage in Bangladesh

Climate change adaptation programmes must support efforts that promote greater access to quality education for adolescent girls.

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.

The cost of a complaint

When a complaint of sexual violence comes as a formal allegation, how we hear the stories in those complaints matters.

Why is sexual harassment at workplaces still the norm?

The experience of harassment is prevalent, with women and girls taking various strategies to prevent and cope with it, both at work and during the commute to work.

No country for women and girls

What codes of safety and protection can ensure women’s right to, well, exist?

Investigate sexual violence against RMG workers

Reports of GBV, harassment in factories can no longer be ignored

Bangladesh’s persistent child abuse woes

Why have we done so little to ensure safety and dignity of our future generations?

How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?

Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face

March 17, 2024
March 17, 2024

Why did Abantika have to take her own life?

We need zero tolerance against sexual violence on campuses

February 29, 2024
February 29, 2024

Climate change is fuelling child marriage in Bangladesh

Climate change adaptation programmes must support efforts that promote greater access to quality education for adolescent girls.

February 3, 2024
February 3, 2024

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.

January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024

The cost of a complaint

When a complaint of sexual violence comes as a formal allegation, how we hear the stories in those complaints matters.

December 12, 2023
December 12, 2023

Why is sexual harassment at workplaces still the norm?

The experience of harassment is prevalent, with women and girls taking various strategies to prevent and cope with it, both at work and during the commute to work.

September 15, 2023
September 15, 2023

No country for women and girls

What codes of safety and protection can ensure women’s right to, well, exist?

August 26, 2023
August 26, 2023

Investigate sexual violence against RMG workers

Reports of GBV, harassment in factories can no longer be ignored

April 27, 2023
April 27, 2023

Bangladesh’s persistent child abuse woes

Why have we done so little to ensure safety and dignity of our future generations?

December 30, 2022
December 30, 2022

How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?

Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face

December 5, 2022
December 5, 2022

‘University campuses are still mainly male-dominated spaces’

Prof Gitiara Nasreen of Dhaka University speaks on campus sexual harassment and media’s role in normalising sexual violence

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