Violence against women
Now housewife gang raped in Jashore; one held
Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly gang raping a housewife with his accomplices at Mirzapur village of Jhikargaccha upazila in Jashore.
Man held for ‘raping’ parlor worker in Gazipur
Police on Thursday arrested a driver for allegedly raping a female worker of a local parlor in his car in Zirani area of Gazipur.
It all should begin at home: Saima about gender equality
Stressing the need for educating children on gender equality at home, CRI Trustee and Co-chairman and Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) Thematic Ambassador Saima Wazed Hossain has said she wants everyone in the country to be taught the way she teaches her four children that women and men are no different.
Youth held over ‘gang rape’ of schoolgirl in Cox's Bazar
Police on Wednesday arrested a young man in connection with the 'gang-rape' of a schoolgirl in Debengapara of Maheshkhali upazila in Cox’s Bazar.
Law without enforcement pointless: BNP
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Wednesday said the there is no let-up in rape incidents in the country even after making the death sentence as the punishment for the heinous crime lacks in enforcement.
Action in rape cases after proper investigation: Asaduzzaman
Mentioning the government’s strict position about rape incidents, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said that action will be taken against offenders after proper investigation into rape cases.
Noakhali woman molestation: Key accused Delwar sent to jail
Delwar Hossain Delu, the key accused in a case filed over the molestation and torture of a housewife in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali, was sent to jail on Tuesday.
Only law can't stop rape: BNP
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday said heinous acts like rape cannot be stopped by only formulating a law without its proper enforcement.
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.