Violence against women
Four held over housewife’s gang rape in Chattogram
Police in a drive arrested four people as they gang raped a housewife in front of her husband from Shaheed Nagar Salma Colony in Bayazid Bostami area of Chattogram city early Sunday.
DU student rape: Lone accused Majnu indicted
A tribunal on Wednesday framed charges against lone accused Md Majnu in a case filed over the rape of a Dhaka University student in city’s Kurmitola area on January 5.
Speaker tells upazila admin to play role in preventing violence against women
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Monday urged the upazila administration, particularly Upazila women vice chairmen and Upazila women affairs officers, to be more sincere alongside police to prevent violence against women and children.
Urgent action must to end pandemic of gender-based violence: experts
UN and regional experts on violence against women and women's rights have called on all States to seize the opportunity to ‘build back better’ by reinforcing and expanding efforts they have already made to promote and protect the rights of women in all spheres of life.
Two held for ‘raping’ RMG worker in Chattogram
Police on Sunday arrested two men for allegedly raping a garment worker in Debarpar area of Bayazid Bostami in Chattogram city on Sunday.
Form commission to stop rape, violence against women: HC
The High Court on Sunday asked the government to form a commission within 30 days under the Law Ministry to stop rape and violence against women.
Country saw 388 extrajudicial killings in 2019: ASK
Alongside an increase in incidents of rape, the country saw 388 cases of extrajudicial killings in the year of 2019, said a new report on Tuesday.
Violence against women remains regional epidemic in Pacific
Suva, Oct 29 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Violence against women and girls remains a regional epidemic in the Pacific region, a Fijian government minister said on Tuesday.