sexual violence against women
How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?
Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence / How women's secondary status encourages violence
The value of a female is largely determined by what she can offer to her family and society
Protect children and women from abuse
Latest data depicts a shocking picture of child marriage, sexual violence
Rape as a tool of political intimidation?
The authorities must ensure speedy justice
The devastating shades of intimacy after assault
On my worst days, any type of physical intimacy ends in hellish claustrophobia; I’m buried under layers of shame, wrapped in an endless cycle of revulsion at my body, and I can’t escape.
Why Bilkis Bano’s rapists should be behind bars
Men who raped Bilkis Bano during 2002 Gujarat riots allowed to walk free on the same day that PM Modi promised to make the nation a better place for women.
Mentally challenged teen ‘raped’ in Manikganj
A mentally challenged teenage girl is allegedly raped in Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj.
4 remanded over Subarnachar gang-rape
Four more accused in a case filed over the gang-rape of a mother of six in Noakhali’s Subarnachar upazila are placed on remand.
How did Bangladeshi women fare in 2022?
Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face
How women's secondary status encourages violence
The value of a female is largely determined by what she can offer to her family and society
Protect children and women from abuse
Latest data depicts a shocking picture of child marriage, sexual violence
Rape as a tool of political intimidation?
The authorities must ensure speedy justice
The devastating shades of intimacy after assault
On my worst days, any type of physical intimacy ends in hellish claustrophobia; I’m buried under layers of shame, wrapped in an endless cycle of revulsion at my body, and I can’t escape.
Why Bilkis Bano’s rapists should be behind bars
Men who raped Bilkis Bano during 2002 Gujarat riots allowed to walk free on the same day that PM Modi promised to make the nation a better place for women.
Mentally challenged teen ‘raped’ in Manikganj
A mentally challenged teenage girl is allegedly raped in Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj.
4 remanded over Subarnachar gang-rape
Four more accused in a case filed over the gang-rape of a mother of six in Noakhali’s Subarnachar upazila are placed on remand.
