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Anti-rape protest continues at Shahbagh
Protest against the recent rapes and violence against women rolled into the eighth day in Dhaka.
Death penalty to deter rape: Law Minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday said the incidents of rape will decrease as death penalty has been incorporated in the law as the highest punishment for the crime.
‘Go to the gallows if you rape’; Cabinet approves draft law
Amid widespread protests against the growing incidents of rape in the country, the government has planned to enact a law with a provision of death penalty as the highest punishment for the heinous crime.
Ananta Jalil reposts statement 'against rape' with victim-blaming bits edited out
After posting a 6.17 minutes video on Facebook titled ‘Ananta teaches rapists a lesson’ on Saturday in which the business tycoon-turned-producer and actor Ananta Jalil ended up blaming women's dressing habits for rape, the star has retracted the video on Sunday amid public outrage over his thoughtless comments.
BNP shrugs off Law Minister’s promise to toughen anti-rape law
BNP on Sunday said the Law Minister’s remark on making death sentence the highest punishment for committing rape is mere an eyewash to weaken the countrywide movement against sexual harassment.
Anti-rape protests rage for 6th day in city
Protests against the growing incidents of rape, sexual harassment and violence against women are continuing in different parts of the city for the sixth consecutive day on Sunday.
The socio-political factors that ‘influence sex offenders’
As the country is witnessing a growing number of rape incidents, experts think it is an outcome of ‘sick politics’ as many rapists have ‘political clout’ and advised political parties to go for a ‘course correction’.
Anti-rape protests keep up momentum, as feminist group rejects death penalty
Activists of different organisations, including those working on women’s rights, staged demonstrations on the road in front of the Jatiya Sangsad on Saturday, protesting the growing incidents of rape and demanding the toughest punishment for rapists.
Protests against rape continue
Protests against the growing incidents of rape, sexual harassment and violence against women continued for the fifth consecutive day on Friday at Shahbagh in the capital.
Women now upset, worried: BNP
BNP on Wednesday alleged that the womenfolk in Bangladesh has become very helpless and deeply worried over their security due to the recent spate of rape and sexual harassment “by ruling party men”.