torture
Implementation of the HC ban long overdue
The brutal torture of Omar Faruq, a 12-year-old madrasa student, by his teacher in Mymensingh has again proved the ineffectiveness of the laws to protect our children from various forms of violence...
House help falls off building while trying to escape torture
A minor house help gets hurt falling from the sixth floor of a 13-storey building while trying to escape torture reportedly by the house owner in Dhanmondi area of Dhaka.
Implementation of the HC ban long overdue
The brutal torture of Omar Faruq, a 12-year-old madrasa student, by his teacher in Mymensingh has again proved the ineffectiveness of the laws to protect our children from various forms of violence...
Dream shattered in Saudi Arabia
With the dream of a better life, Fatema left for Saudi Arabia without telling anyone in her family.
Torture poisons societies from within
“You can chain me, you can torture me, you can even destroy this body, but you will never imprison my mind.” ...
Shahadat and wife acquitted
Former national cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife Jesmine Jahan Nrittya were acquitted yesterday in a case filed over torturing their 11-year-old domestic help in September last year.
Shahadat, wife plead not guilty
Former national cricketer Shahadat Hossain and his wife yesterday pleaded not guilty and demanded justice in a case filed over the torture of the couple's 11-year-old domestic help.
Student in shackles!
It seems like a story out of a psychological thriller – too horrific to be true.
HC asks govt to provide treatment to Magura’s tortured madrasa student
The High Court directs the government to take necessary steps to provide treatment of 10-year-old madrasa student Abujar Rahman, who was tortured by his teacher for four months.
57pc child workers face torture: study
Fifty-seven percent child workers in Bangladesh are physically tortured at work, according to a study.
Game on '71 war out on March 26
A group of girls have been kidnapped by the Pakistani occupation forces and are held hostage at a torture camp, four kilometres off from Shanir-char in Barisal, a strategically important Pakistani...