Rape

Rape
Woman gang-raped in Khulna

Woman gang-raped in Khulna

A 19-year-old woman has alleged that she was raped by four men in the Arangghata area of Khulna city on Thursday afternoon

Rape

Man arrested for raping minor girl in Kurigram

A 60-year-old man was arrested on charge of violating a minor girl in Phulbari upazila of the district on Friday

Nepal captain Sandeep Lamichhane clicks a selfie with fans

Nepal cricket captain Lamichhane denies rape allegation

A Nepali court has issued an arrest warrant for the 22-year-old, who is playing in the Caribbean Premier League, and he has been suspended from his leadership position

Court

False rape case Woman gets 5-yr jail in Cox’s Bazar

Rozina had filed a rape case accusing Mohammad Ali, a youth of her neighbourhood, in 2009

Rape

Two held for raping teenager in Sirajganj

Police on Monday arrested two youths for allegedly raping a girl in Shahjadpur upazila of Sirajganj

Editorial

Violence against women in public Laws in place must to stop harassment

In a civilised society public spaces are naturally considered safe for women. But in recent years, the reality of the country has changed that idea. Gang-rape, sexual harassment, especially in moving ...

Nearly 50pc women repression cases related to rape

Repression against women Nearly 50pc cases related to rape

Absence of proper enforcement of laws, weak and lengthy trial process, and a culture of impunity are blamed

Violence Against Woman

500-700 women killed or driven to suicide every year

The number of women dying of unnatural causes is 500 a year on average, which rises to 700 in some years

Housewife gang raped in Thakurgaon

Housewife gang raped in Thakurgaon

A 28-year-old woman has been allegedly gang-raped by five people after being abducted in Ranishankoil upazila of Thakurgaon district

Rape

Victim at press conference Gopalganj UP chairman 'raped' widow in promise of marriage

A widow has brought allegations of rape and sexual harassment against Karpara union parishad (UP) chairman of Gopalganj sadar upazila, SM Habibur Rahman

When the bus took the busy Dhaka-Tangail Highway in the Natiapara area, the seven robbers hijacked the vehicle at gunpoint and drove it towards Madhupur upazila

Robbery and rape on moving bus Four more accused give confessional statements

Four more people among ten arrested have given confessional statements before the court in a case filed over robbery and rape on a moving bus in Tangail

Crime

Wife raped throwing husband off bus: Victim’s medical test done

Medical examination of the woman, who was raped on a moving minibus of Takwa Paribahan in Gazipur’s Sreepur after her husband was thrown off the bus, has been completed

Rape

Madrasah girl gang raped in Chandpur, 1 held

A 14-year-old madrasah girl has allegedly been raped by three men after abduction in Kachua upazila of Chandpur, said police, UNB reports

Editorial

Unsafe roads: How many more deaths, rapes will wake the authorities up

A Prothom Alo report says the issue of passenger protection is only in the law, not in reality. Transport owners and workers do not obey the law, instead get away with any crime easily

When the bus took the busy Dhaka-Tangail Highway in the Natiapara area, the seven robbers hijacked the vehicle at gunpoint and drove it towards Madhupur upazila

'Mastermind' among 10 detained over robbery-rape in Tangail moving bus

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have detained ten more people, including the ‘mastermind’ of the robbery and rape incident in a Chattogram-bound bus in Tangail

Load More