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DMP commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali urged the media to refrain from using the word "rape" in their reports, suggesting alternatives like "violence against women" or "repression of women" on 15 March. Photo: Collected

Rape is rape: Why the DMP commissioner's remarks are part of the problem

The commissioner’s remarks send a disturbing message — that the discomfort caused by bringing rape into the spotlight is a more pressing issue than the act itself.

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Mother of three allegedly raped in Narsingdi

Map of Laksam upazila in Cumilla. Photo: Screengrab

Five arrested over alleged gang-rape of housewife at abandoned house of ex-minister's relative' in Cumilla

Photo shows four arrestees — Yasin Arafat, Javed Hossain, Mamun Hossain Bappi, and Aminur Rahman — with members of police. Photo: UNB

4 arrested over rape of 19-year-old girl in Jashore

Newly appointed DMP Commissioner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali warned of sacking OCs of police stations in Dhaka if cases are not taken on 25 November. Photo: TBS

After backlash, DMP chief expresses regret over remarks on rape

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Girl survives rape attempt in Lalmonirhat, suspect held

Official seal of the Government of Bangladesh

Govt condemns DMP chief's statement on rape, says such heinous crime must be called by its rightful name

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Urgent Advisory Council meeting tomorrow to approve ordinance to fast-track rape trials

A file photo of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Mahila Dal President Afroza Abbas. Photo: Collected

Death sentences of rapists should be carried out publicly: Mahila Dal President Afroza Abbas

A map of Jashore's Chougachha

Man accused of attempted rape of 4th grader in Jashore

NGO officials hold a joint press briefing at Dhaka Reporters Unity on 16 March 2025. Photo: TBS

'Rape' should be called 'rape', NGOs say in response to DMP chief's statement

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Auto-rickshaw driver 'confesses to raping female beggar' following arrest in Chattogram

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63-year-old man arrested for raping 3-year-old in Bagerhat