Violence against women
2 suspects remanded over DU student ‘rape’
Two suspects were remanded to police custody on Monday for allegedly raping a Dhaka University student.
‘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.
Rape incidents continue amid widespread protests
Despite widespread protests against rape and the government’s plan to toughen the law in this regard, the incidents of rape, gang rape and molestation never seem to decline across the country.
Youth held for ‘raping’ sixth grader in Rangpur
Police early Sunday arrested a youth as he allegedly raped a sixth grader in Ghulai area of Badarganj in Rangpur.
Rapists on the prowl: Now NGO worker ‘gang raped’ in Bagerhat
Despite widespread protests against rape and the government’s plan to toughen the law in this regard, a female NGO worker has allegedly been gang raped at her Maitkumra house at Fakirhat of Bagerhat district.
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’.
Man held over gang rape of seventh grader in Gazipur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man who along with his friends allegedly gang raped a seventh grader in Salna area of Gazipur early Saturday.
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.