violence against women
Young girl set on fire in Narsingdi
A young girl suffers serious burn injuries as miscreants allegedly set her on fire at Birpur in Narsingdi district town.
Violence Against Women: Not all forms recognised
More than 40 percent people in Bangladesh consider physical abuse to be the only form of violence against women, according to a Brac study.
Int'l Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women: It shows little sign of easing
Despite various preventive measures by government and non-government organisations, violence against women in Bangladesh shows little sign of decreasing.
Justice denied
According to a report by Prothom Alo, 97 percent of these cases filed in five tribunals in Dhaka district, over the last 15 years, ended up with no conviction. Some cases described in the report...
54.7% urban women victims of violence in Bangladesh: Study
A total of 54.7% women living in urban areas face violence in Bangladesh, ActionAid reveals in a study.
Rise in violence against women
School teacher Nurun Nahar Tanjila saw her life turn upside down barely a week into her marriage with college teacher Anwar Hossain.
‘50% women face unwanted touching at markets’
Fifty percent women experience unwanted touching at market places in Bangladesh, according to a new study.
Ending Violence against women and girls: If not you, who?
Violence against women remains one of the most pervasive global human rights violations. The Sustainable Development Goals include the elimination of all forms of violence against women and girls...
State's responsibility in ending violence against women
I saw a post on Facebook this week by a woman about how, while walking on the streets, she was subjected to repeated comments made about her physique by a man.
India teen gang-raped, shot, dumped in well
An Indian teenager held captive for two weeks by a gang of men has said in an interview broadcast Sunday that she was repeatedly raped before being shot twice and dumped in a well on the outskirts...
752 raped in 2015, says ASK
A number of 752 women were raped and 94 others became victims of rape attempts in 2015, according to a report of Ain o Salish Kendra.