As a part of the ‘16 Days of Activism against Gender based Violence’ campaign, Share-Net Bangladesh hosted a Community of Practice Meeting on the topic ‘Sexual Harassment in Bangladesh’, where members … Read More »

According to a report commissioned by ActionAid Bangladesh, four out of five cases that involve violence against women remain unaddressed for two years before getting court dates. The report also says … Read More »

It is a common scenario in Bangladesh where young girls drop out of school and are married off because of the nuisance of eve teasing. As a part of the “16 … Read More »

Manusher Jonno Foundation observed the first day of the ‘16 Days of Activism’ campaign at Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Sunday, November 25. The members of the foundation chanted slogans and … Read More »

A day long Solution Fair was held at CIRDAP as a part of ‘The 16 Days of Activism to End Gender Based Violence’ program on Sunday, November 25, 2018. Addressing the … Read More »

25th November is observed as the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women throughout the world. However, in Bangladesh, the figures of incidents related to violence against women is not … Read More »

A 15 year old orphaned girl returned to Bangladesh from Jordan after being sexually abused at the hands of her employers. The victim said that her employer started to take advantage … Read More »

A picture if Sima Sarker, ,carrying her 18 year old disabled son to the examination hall during Dhaka University’s admission exam for 2018-2019 session immediately went viral on the internet among … Read More »

Two sixth grade girls went missing from Barishal since November 14. They were found in Dhaka after 4 days at their abductor’s place. The kidnappers had tricked the underage girls into … Read More »

A slew of allegations made through social media with the ‘MeToo’ hashtag have taken Bangladesh by storm, as women, one after another are accusing men in powerful positions of sexually harassing … Read More »