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Violence Against Women
Violence Against WomenMuch-talked-about changes to rape law passed in parliament
In the proposed law, the punishment for rape is death penalty or life imprisonment. According to Article 9 (1) of the existing Women and Children Repression Prevention Act-2000, the punishment for ...
Bangladeshi teen wins children’s peace prize for online fight
Sadat Rahman, 17, won the 2020 KidsRights International Children’s Peace Prize for developing a mobile app to help teenagers report cyberbullying and cyber crime in his western district of Narail in ...
Youth held for ‘raping’ girl after ‘fake marriage’
Police have arrested a young man on allegation of raping a girl after arranging a ‘fake marriage ceremony’ with the help of his parents in Jashore
Police to hold nationwide anti-rape rally Saturday
Bangladesh Police is set to organise anti-rape and anti-violence rallies in 6,912 bit policing areas across the country on Saturday to create public awareness against rape and violence against women
Virtual roundtable
‘Ending culture of impunity must to stop rape’
Enacting laws only is not enough to prevent rape and violence against women. Rather educational institutions, family, society and state must fight in unison against the menace, speakers at a ...
Three celebrities speak out
Voices against rape
Three popular celebrities, cricketer Mushfiqur Rahim, actor Ferdaus, and singer Arnob, speak out here against rape and call for social resistance against rapists.
Noakhali woman stripped, molested: Main accused sent to jail
Additional public prosecutor Altaf Hossain said Shohagh sought the bail petition himself as no lawyer represented him
JP chairman lauds govt for new rape law, fears it might be abused
Appreciating the government for introducing capital punishment for rape, Jatiya Party chairman GM Quader said special attention is needed to check the abuse of the new law
Interview: Shoko Ishikawa
'Society must be freed from toxic masculinity'
Shoko Ishikawa, Country Representative, UN Women Bangladesh, in an interview with Prothom Alo speaks about women's empowerment, advancement and the recent rise in the propensity towards rape.
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