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O-level student ‘rape’: Victim laid to rest in Kushtia
Anushka Noor Amin, an O-level student of a private school who was reportedly raped by his ‘boy friend’ and died at a hospital, has been laid to eternal rest at Gopalpur in Sadar upazila of Kushtia district.
Lalmonirhat: 75-yr-old struggles to get two square meals a day
"Click my photos if you wish, but help me repair my shanty. Every time it rains, the roof leaks and my shack gets filled up with water," says 75-year-old Kadu Begam, a resident of Kashiram village in Kaliganj upazila.
Ailing circus elephant dies in Sirajganj
An ailing elephant of a circus group died at Simanta Bazar area of Sirajganj Sadar Upazila on Thursday.
8 killed in Habiganj road crash
At least eight people, including a 2-year-old child, were killed after a bus of state-owned transport corporation BRTC hit two autorickshaws in Habiganj.
Couple ‘kills schoolgirl’ after altercation with father
A couple allegedly murdered a fourth-grader at Sutrapur in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur on Tuesday after an altercation with the girl’s father over rent.
Youth found dead on launch in Barishal
An unidentified young man was found dead on the roof of 'Sundarban-11' launch at Barishal Launch Terminal early Tuesday.
Jubo League leader murdered in Cumilla
A local leader of Jubo League was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Chouara in Sadar Dakkhin Upazila of Cumilla on Wednesday morning.
2 men shot dead in Rangamati
Two men were shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Garjania in Kaptai upazila of Rangamati early Wednesday.
Abducted schoolboy found murdered in Joypurhat
A ninth-grader was found dead at Belar Gumti in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat on Wednesday, four days after he had gone missing.
Rape victim raped again in Lalmonirhat
A girl was raped in Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila on Wednesday evening at her sister’s house, her family said Thursday.
The victim filed a case at Patgram Police station on Thursday evening accusing Robi Mia, 18, son of Abdul Alim Mia of Mominpur village under Jongra union.
According to the case statement, the victim was visiting her sister in Kuchlibari union. On Wednesday evening, their neighbour Robi came to the house and raped her. The girl’s sister and brother-in-law were not at home at the time.
The victim’s sister rescued her but the rapist fled. The girl filed the case after the local arbitration failed to resolve the matter.
Patgram Police Station’s in-charge Sumon Kumar Mohonto said the girl had filed a gang rape case last month against 10 people in Kaliganj.
He said police are trying to arrest Robi.
Bangladesh has seen a spike in rape incidents in recent weeks. Between January and September this year, nearly 1,000 rape incidents were reported, over 200 of them gang rapes, according to rights group Ain o Salish Kendra.
But this is believed to be a fraction of the incidents as many victims do not report assaults fearing stigmatisation.
The government has recently incorporated death penalty as the highest punishment for rape in the law after a series of sexual assaults triggered countrywide protests.
The conviction rate for rape in Bangladesh is below 1 percent, according to Human Rights Watch.
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