violence against women

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

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

Urinary tract infections, reproductive disorders, and skin conditions are rising in Mongla, disproportionately affecting women due to their greater reliance on water for household chores

File photo of Social Welfare Adviser Sharmin S Murshid. Photo: BSS
Bangladesh

Govt to deploy quick response team to deal with women repression: Sharmeen Murshid

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

442 women, girls faced violence in March: Mahila Parishad

File photo of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'HELP' app recorded violence against women to be considered as FIR: DMP Commissioner

Police hotline receives 103 complaints, takes prompt action against violence towards women
Bangladesh

Police hotline receives 103 complaints, takes prompt action against violence towards women

Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Govt to launch shortcode to prevent violence against women

Rintu, the man accused of harassing and inciting a mob which led to the physical assault of two women in Dhaka’s Lalmatia area on 1 March. Photo: Collected
Crime

Rinku forbade 2 women from smoking, provoked argument before physically assaulting them: DMP

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Detective Branch's Cyber ​​Crime Unit arrested Md Russell Hossain from the capital's Motijheel area. Photo: DMP
Crime

DB arrests man for 'committing violence against women' in Shyamoli

Rintu, the man accused of harassing and inciting a mob which led to the physical assault of two women in Dhaka’s Lalmatia area on 1 March. Photo: Collected
Panorama

Detention of Rinku: A delayed but correct message from the Yunus govt

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. File photo: Collected
Politics

Rizvi blames govt inaction for rise in rape and violence against women

Students in Rajshahi blocks the Rajshahi-Dhaka highway demanding maximum punishment for rapists on Monday, 10 March 2025. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

RU students block highway demanding swift justice for rape cases, DNA sampling machines

Students from the university's Sufia Kamal Hall took out a procession at around 12:30am. Later, students from other halls joined them. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

DU students bring out procession at midnight, give 24hrs to ensure death penalty for rapists

National Citizens Party (NCP) Chief Organiser of North unit Sarjis Alam speaks at a protest rally in Dhaka on 8 March 2025. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

State unable to provide security for women: Sarjis Alam