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Gang rape of 2 girls in Keraniganj: 6 get imprisonment until death

A Dhaka tribunal on Tuesday (4 August) sentenced six men to imprisonment until death for the 2022 gang rape of two young girls in South Keraniganj, also imposing Tk1 lakh fines on each convict.

A police officer sits as he guards a street following the rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in a town near Kolkata, West Bengal, India, July 11, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Sahiba Chawdhary

Brutal killing of 11-year-old highlights unrelenting sexual violence in India

File photo of Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Minister Abu Zafar Md Zahid Hossain speaks at the parliament session. Photo: BSS

41,555 DNA profiles completed in sexual violence cases, minister tells parliament

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Israel added to UN blacklist over conflict-related sexual violence: Report

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech on climate and renewable energy at UN headquarters in New York City, US, July 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

UN chief puts Israel, Russia 'on notice' over conflict-related sexual violence accusations

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Violence against women in first half of 2025 shows sharp increase over previous 2 years

In 2020, Dhaka rickshaw puller Mohammad Shukkur displayed the slogan, “It’s not my clothes but your mentality that is to blame for rape” on his rickshaw. Despite criticism, he rode with it for over a year until it rusted off. Now, amid rising rape cases, he vows to restore it, renewing his call for change. Photo: Collected

Truth on three wheels: A rickshaw puller’s protest against victim blaming in rape

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Naripokkho expresses concern over govt plan to amend sexual violence law ‘without addressing root causes’ 

Palestinian women stand in a window of a damaged building, amid ceasefire negotiations with Israel, in Gaza City, January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

UN experts accuse Israel of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza

Women protesters, female AL members faced heightened sexual crimes during and after protests: UN

Women protesters, female AL members faced heightened sexual crimes during and after protests: UN

Bangladesh joins global conference on sexual violence in conflict

Bangladesh joins global conference on sexual violence in conflict

Speaker of the House Puan Maharani waves after Indonesia's parliament passed a bill to tackle sexual violence, in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 12, 2022. Antara Foto/Galih Pradipta/ via REUTERS

Indonesia's parliament passes landmark bill on sexual violence

FILE PHOTO: Knives hang over Ernesto Gazzeri's sculpture 'Venus arrodillada' (kneeling Venus) in Chilean artist Catalina Mena's metaphor of domestic violence and the fragility of the human condition, according to the organizer, during the International Women's Day at the National Fine Arts Museum in Santiago, Chile March 8, 2021. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/

One in three women endure physical or sexual violence: WHO