rape in bangladesh

Businessman sued for ‘raping’ woman for 4yrs

A woman files a case against a local businessman for “raping” her for four years reportedly after silencing her with various threats in Ghior upazila of Manikganj.
17 April 2019

Moral degradation behind repeated rape incidents: HC

Expressing concern at the incidents of rape and repression on women across the country, the High Court observes that moral degradation has reached to such a point that these kinds of incidents are happening repeatedly.
16 April 2019

Woman stabbed dead for resisting rape attempt in Chattogram

The wife of an expatriate Bangladeshi is stabbed to death reportedly after she resisted a rape attempt by two youths at Fatickchari upazila of Chattogram district.
15 April 2019

4 minor girls ‘raped’ in 4 districts

Four minor girls have reportedly been raped in Kishoreganj, Pabna, Naogaon and Bagerhat.
15 April 2019

Mentally challenged teen ‘raped’ in Manikganj

A mentally challenged teenage girl is allegedly raped in Daulatpur upazila of Manikganj.
10 April 2019

Man sent to jail over rape of 3rd-grader in Noakhali

A local court sends a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver to jail in connection with rape of a third-grader in Senbagh upazila of Noakhali.
7 April 2019

Schoolgirl 'raped' in Noakhali

A schoolgirl was allegedly raped by a local youth in the district's Companiganj upazila on Sunday night.
11 March 2019

Ninth grader 'raped' by neighbour

A ninth grader was allegedly raped by her neighbour in a village of Jashore's Jhikargachha upazila on Sunday night.
25 February 2019

Who is this Hercules?

Police yesterday recovered another body of a rape suspect with a note hanging round his neck in Jhalakathi's Rajapur upazila, the third one since the recent turn of events.
1 February 2019

4-year-old 'raped' in Sunamganj

A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Sreepur area of Sunamganj's Tahirpur upazila Tuesday evening.
16 January 2019

8-year-old 'raped' in capital

An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Dhaka's Uttarkhan area on Saturday.
13 January 2019

8-year-old killed after rape in Satkhira

An eight-year-old girl is killed after rape by a college student allegedly in Ashashuni upazila of Satkhira.
7 January 2019

Mentally challenged girl raped

A 22-year-old mentally challenged woman was allegedly gang-raped in Moluvibazar by three men on Thursday night.
4 January 2019

6-yr-old raped in Bogra

A six-year-old kindergarten student is allegedly raped in Bogra’s Shibganj upazila.
26 April 2018

Trader held over 'rape' in N'ganj

Police yesterday arrested a trader in Gaushia Market area in Narayanganj's Rupganj upazila over the “rape” of a woman.
9 March 2018

144-year-old law of Bangladesh favours rapists

For a rape victim, justice in the existing legal system in Bangladesh means further humiliation and unending hassles.
28 April 2016

A long, insulting walk to justice for rape victims in Bangladesh

Her dark-circled, deep-set eyes gave her a hollow look. The eyes were full of fear and mistrust. The girl gave sideways glances as she hesitantly walked into the office of the One-stop-Crisis Centre (OCC) at Dhaka Medical College Hospital last month. She looked afraid, and when she noticed a man sitting in the room, she immediately cringed.
28 April 2016