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.

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

November 24, 2022
November 24, 2022

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

October 1, 2022
October 1, 2022

Protect children and women from abuse

Latest data depicts a shocking picture of child marriage, sexual violence

September 20, 2022
September 20, 2022

Rape as a tool of political intimidation?

The authorities must ensure speedy justice

September 1, 2022
September 1, 2022

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.

August 23, 2022
August 23, 2022

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.

April 10, 2019
April 10, 2019

Mentally challenged teen ‘raped’ in Manikganj

A mentally challenged teenage girl is allegedly raped in Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj.

April 7, 2019
April 7, 2019

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.