On June 7, a special court sentenced Sohel Rana, the prime accused, and his wife Swapna Khatun (who helped him escape) to death for the rape and murder of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter.

Home minister's remarks don’t fully reflect reality

Following the rape and murder of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter in Dhaka’s Pallabi area, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited the home of the victim, offering condolences and pledging swift justice.

Violence against women and children has recently become a disturbingly regular occurrence in the country. Looking into the nature of these crimes makes one wonder if not humanity but savagery has taken us over.

Identifying these patterns early and opening up to someone you feel safe around can prevent the situation from escalating any further. If someone's behaviour makes you feel uncomfortable, confused, or pressured, it is necessary that you trust your instincts.

Speakers at a discussion yesterday called for stronger government and private sector initiatives to protect children left at home by their working parents from harm in both the physical world and cyberspace.

The focus of local governments should be ensuring that child protection protection services are prioritised.

Over 100,000 social workers are needed in Bangladesh to adequately respond to the needs of vulnerable children, but currently there are only 3,000 social workers in the country, Unicef has said.