Dhaka Metropoli-tan Police (DMP) Commissi-oner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali has expressed regret over his recent remarks regarding rape, following widespread criticism.

The solution does not lie in avoiding the word ‘rape’, Mr Commissioner

International Women’s Day highlights progress, but safety remains a crisis in Bangladesh. Weak law enforcement, victim-blaming, and moral policing enable violence. Real change demands stronger laws, faster justice, safer spaces, and an end to impunity for harassers.

In 2025 Dhaka, heroism is redefined—harassing women earns public praise while real courage is silenced. Morality policing thrives, overshadowing justice. Fear replaces freedom, leaving true heroes unheard as society rewards those enforcing oppression instead of challenging it.

Our misogynistic attitude towards women is so normalised that it moves seamlessly across political parties, economic classes, and generational divides.

Why, in 2025, am I still mapping out my movements as if walking through a battlefield?

The protest began at 11:30am in front of the university's main gate and continued until 3:00pm

They took to the streets near Asad Gate around 11:00am, disrupting vehicular movement on one side of the road.

The announcement of the Bangla Academy Prize without a female nominee continued the trend.

A young woman has allegedly been gang-raped while returning home to Habiganj for her marriage from Dhaka, where she worked as a domestic help.

Police should use technology to track down all the accused

The alleged rapist is a drug addict and used to live on the street

ASK report paints disturbing picture of first six months of 2024

The national helpline for women and children who are victims of violence is not serving its intended purpose.

The recent case of Fairuz Abontika is a painful reminder of how incompetent universities are in dealing with sexual harassment complaints

A woman in Khulna’s Paikgachha upazila was reportedly gang-raped in the early hours of yesterday, by criminals who spread glue on her eyes to prevent her from identifying them.

That justice for rape survivors is a mirage in this country is no news, with a miserable conviction rate of three percent in rape cases.

When a complaint of sexual violence comes as a formal allegation, how we hear the stories in those complaints matters.

A court in Nepal on Wednesday sentenced former cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane to eight years in prison for rape.

Our society still considers violence against women to be a women's issue and holds the view that only women should talk about it or protest it.