When Rima, not her real name, left for Saudi Arabia ahead of Eid-ul-Azha last year, she believed she had secured a company job with a monthly salary of 1,000 riyals, with food and accommodation included.

What is perhaps more insidious than the acts themselves is the language that now surrounds them. The lexicon of liberation has deliberately opted for expletives.

State’s failure to stop intimate partner violence unacceptable

It not only normalises rape, but also puts victims at further risk

Mass awareness campaigns, proper law enforcement vital

Study reveals circulation of malicious Facebook content targeting female politicians

Around 114 women were raped in the first three months of 2024, said  Ain O Salish Kendra yesterday. Three victims were killed and one died by suicide after rape, the human rights organisation added.

Take urgent action to rescue her, punish rapist/abductors

Extremely low number of women candidates is a wake-up call

Women's achievements were overshadowed by the gendered inequalities they continue to face

The value of a female is largely determined by what she can offer to her family and society

Latest data depicts a shocking picture of child marriage, sexual violence

The authorities must ensure speedy justice

On my worst days, any type of physical intimacy ends in hellish claustrophobia; I’m buried under layers of shame, wrapped in an endless cycle of revulsion at my body, and I can’t escape.

Men who raped Bilkis Bano during 2002 Gujarat riots allowed to walk free on the same day that PM Modi promised to make the nation a better place for women.

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

Four more accused in a case filed over the gang-rape of a mother of six in Noakhali’s Subarnachar upazila are placed on remand.