World remains a ‘violent, highly discriminatory place’ for girls
Twenty-five years after the historic Beijing women’s conference in China – a milestone in advancing equal rights – violence against women and girls is not only common, but widely accepted, a … Read More »
Madrasa girl raped, killed in B’baria
She was killed after being raped, family and locals said Asma Akter Amena was last seen alive when her friend brought fresh cloths to the shower. A short while after, her … Read More »
Sexual Harassment: Dozen allegations against RU teacher
Thirteen students of Rajshahi University filed complaints of sexual harassment against a teacher yesterday. The complaints were filed with the sexual harassment prevention cell against Dr Md Amirul Momanin Chowdhury, professor … Read More »
Egypt doctor to face trial over deadly genital mutilation
Cairo: Egypt’s state prosecutor decided to re-arrest and put on trial a doctor for performing a genital mutilation operation on a 12-year-old girl who died, his office said Saturday. The procedure known … Read More »
Rape incidents rose by 19pc last year
Shows police data; on average, 17 women, children were raped a day On an average, 17 women and children were allegedly raped each day last year, shows data based on cases … Read More »
Assistant professor fired for sexually harassing Dinajpur HSTU student
An assistant professor of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) in Dinajpur was permanently expelled today for sexually harassing a female student of his department in 2017, our Dinajpur … Read More »
Changing the shy world of adolescent girls
Lessons from installing a girls’ toilet facility Back in 2017, we had an opportunity to build a small and experimental toilet in Jhalokati, with the simple intention of helping adolescent girls … Read More »
Girl with disability raped in Jhenaidah
‘Upon receiving complaints of abduction we rescued the child and arrested Sumon in the early hours of Tuesday’ A mentally challenged girl was reportedly raped in Collegepara of Kaliganj upazila in … Read More »
The brothels of Daulatdia: Sex workers to get honourable funeral
Scores of women gathered at the graveside, weeping for the 65-year-old’s passing but also because of the symbolic breakthrough her burial represented Often treated as less than human in life, there … Read More »
44pc women victim of domestic violence: MJF
Forty-four percent women of ethnic minority groups in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) experience domestic violence at least once in their lifetime, of which 82 percent cases are in the hands … Read More »