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'Wake up Bangladesh': Mushfiqur urges end to violence against women
Bangladesh cricket superstar Mushfiqur Rahim urged to stop violence against women. In a post in his social media page, Mushfiqur says: “Wake up Bangladesh. Say no to rape. No means NO.”
Why 97 pc sex offenders in Bangladesh go unpunished
As the recent spate of rape and sexual harassment of women rocked the country, experts called for ensuring exemplary punishment of the culprits and their abettors through prompt trials since 97 percent perpetrators now get off the hook in many ways.
Protest against rape: Many FB profile pictures go black
Alongside protests on the streets, netizens, especially women, have resorted to digital protests to raise their voices against sexual assault, harassment and torture of women.
Protests continue as fury spreads over rape incidents
Protests against the growing incidents of rape, sexual harassment and violence against women continued for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.
Man held in city for sexually harassing 8-year-old
Police arrested a day laborer on charge of sexual harassment of a minor child in the city’s Sher-e-Banglanagar area on Saturday.
BCL leader held over sexually harassing girl in Satkhira
Police early Saturday arrested a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) as he is alleged to have sexually harassed a girl in Kaliganj upazila of Satkhira.
Youth arrested after sexually assaulting girl in public
Police on Tuesday arrested a youth from the Double Mooring area of Chattogram as he assaulted a girl in public in broad daylight.
#MeToo wave hit Egypt
More than 100 accusers have emerged online in the past two weeks, triggering a new #MeToo movement in Egypt.
3 held in case of girl jumping into river to escape sexual attack
A teenage girl jumped off a Dhaka-bound launch to save herself from sexual harassment allegedly by a number of the staffers on board.
Headmaster ‘harasses’ female student in Brahmanbaria
A class-seven female student has reportedly been harassed sexually by the headmaster of her school in Akhaura upazila.