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8-year old gang raped and killed in Bogura
An 8-year old girl, Tabassum, was killed after allegedly being raped by a group of youth over a feud between two families in Nasratpur village of Dhunte in Bogra.
2002 Netrokona gang-rape: 5 death row convicts cleared of all charges
The High Court on Monday cleared five death row convicts of all charges in a case filed over gang-rape of a teenage girl 18 years ago.
Gang rape at MC College: Charges pressed against eight
Police on Thursday pressed charges against eight accused in a case filed over the gang rape of a woman at Sylhet MC College.
Boyfriend ‘traps girl, rapes her for days along with friends’
A girl who eloped with her so-called lover was allegedly raped by him and his friends for eight days at a house in Kollogram, a suburban area of Sylhet city.
Rapists on the prowl: Magura woman raped by five
Although the government has toughened the punishment for rape, the incidents of rape, gang rape and molestation are going on across the country. And the latest victim is a woman of Jhenidah district.
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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One held for ‘raping’ child in Feni
A hairdresser has been arrested for allegedly raping a child in Feni town.
Two held for ‘gang raping’ housewife in Chandpur
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Friday arrested two men as they along with their accomplices allegedly gang raped a housewife in Rudragao village of Faridganj in Chandpur.
College student gang-raped in Gazipur, 2 held
Two men have been arrested in connection with the brutal torture and gang rape of a college student in the Shimultoli area of Gazipur, police said on Friday.
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.