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Gender based violence

Gender based violence

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Victim blaming continues to shield perpetrators of gender violence

The notion of violence against women becoming a “women’s issue” instead of the obvious perpetrator in each case has been getting away with the cases because society is focused more on how they can...

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The physical cost of early marriage

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Behind closed doors: Why women in Bangladesh stay in abusive marriages

Women are forced to fish in saline waters every day, risking their health to provide for their families. Photo: TBS

How Mongla’s women are bearing the brunt of rising salinity

Women workers, students, teachers, cultural workers, and people from various walks of life participate in the “Narir Daake Maitree Jatra” programme at Manik Mia Avenue, Dhaka, on Friday, 16 May 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

'Narir Dake Maitree Jatra' declaration calls for equal rights, social dignity

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The alarming normalisation of gendered harassment in Bangladesh

Students and alumni of the Mass Communication and Journalism Department of Dhaka University staged a protest at the Raju Memorial Sculpture on 13 March. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

DU journalism dept students hold protest against gender-based violence at Raju Memorial

Home Adviser sets (another) dangerous precedent: Assaulted for smoking or for smoking as a woman?

Home Adviser sets (another) dangerous precedent: Assaulted for smoking or for smoking as a woman?

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What home adviser said about Lalmatia incident is wrong and why the laws matter

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Victim’s name should never have been told, perpetrator’s name must never be forgotten

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1 in 3 women experiences gender-based violence

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Advocacy, research essential to end maternal death, gender violence: Experts

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Gender budget framework needs to be redesigned for strengthened implementation: Experts