Mob violence goes unabated in the country with no sign of let-up in immediate future as in latest incidents at least one man was lynched to death and three others beaten up on suspicion of being muggers in Dhaka, Gazipur and Sylhet on Tuesday night...
DHAKA is home to millions. Yet, beneath its economic growth and cultural vibrancy lies a grim and unsettling reality 鈥� an alarming rise in rape and violent crimes. The growing incidence of sexual violence, particularly against women and children, poses a grave threat to public safety, human rights and the well-being of society as a whole. Addressing this crisis requires...
WHEN the chief advisor professor Muhammad Yunus extended an official invitation to the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights to conduct an independent fact-finding into human rights violations committed during the July mass uprising, it was highly commended by rights organisations and civil society alike, except for those sections of...
Reaffirming the need for synergistic efforts to uphold human rights and curb violence on the border, Bangladesh and India on Thursday agreed to work together with utmost synergy by enhancing joint patrolling, vigilance, and intensifying public awareness programmes...
THE clash between the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, and the Students Against Discrimination, which led the July-August uprising that toppled the Awami League government, at the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology on February 18 is shocking. The clash, which reportedly broke out over an altercation...
Interim government adviser Mahfuz Alam issued a stern warning on Monday, urging people to refrain from mob violence and from taking the law into their own hands.
THE Bangladesh Awami League, once an authoritarian political power, has been on many counts can be termed as no less than an anti-state organisation. Their regime was characterised by judicial murder, mass corruption, sexual violence, and the misuse of state forces against the people. Their crimes did not stop after the Awami League government was deposed...
Women from different walks of life at a protest rally on Sunday said that the culture of impunity in cases of violence, attacks, and cyberbullying against women has continued during the interim government, just as it did under the ousted Awami League regime...
SIX months ago, Bangladesh witnessed a historic transition 鈥� the fall of the Awami League鈥檚 16-year autocratic rule through the July revolution of 2024 and the formation of an interim government. The expectations from this government were immense, shaped by the sacrifices of the people who braved bullets, repression, and state-sponsored violence to restore...
THE assault on four journalists near the deputy commissioner鈥檚 office in Shariatpur by miscreants is alarming. The attack, reportedly in retaliation for news exposing medical negligence in a local hospital, highlights the growing hostility towards the press and the lack of security of journalists, especially those who work in districts. Witnesses say that...
Domestic violence against women and children saw a significant increase in Rajshahi in 2024, with reported cases tripling compared to the previous year, reportedly due to ongoing inflation and a culture of impunity.
UN investigators said on Thursday that serious international crimes had been committed in the four years since Myanmar鈥檚 military coup, warning this would only worsen unless the perpetrators faced justice...
Academics, activists and international relations experts at a discussion in Dhaka on Sunday demanded pragmatic measures to stop gender-based violence in Rohingya camps in Bangladesh...
COMPLAINTS of economic violence against women have, as statistics with the National Helpline Centre for Violence against Women and Children suggest, increased for four years, with 460,358 calls having been received in 2024, which account for more than a half of all the calls, 939,700, in connection with violence against women of any forms received that..
Complaints of economic violence against women are on the rise in the past four years, according to National Helpline Centre for Violence against Women and Children data.
THE year 2024 will forever be etched in Bangladesh鈥檚 political history. It marks the fall of an autocratic regime, the victory of the people, and a significant shift in the country鈥檚 political landscape. However, despite this monumental political achievement, the progress in addressing gender-based violence and achieving equality for women remains...
Rights activists and other speakers at a meeting on Thursday called for enactment of a law to prevent sexual harassment and gender-based violence...
Journalists Markenzy Nathoux and Jimmy Jean were killed 鈥榙uring an attack by bandits from the coalition 鈥淰iv Ansanm鈥� (Living Together)鈥� at the State University of Haiti Hospital...
Political violence in Bangladesh rises again with nine more people killed in November against four killings in October.
Ten people accused in the murder case of Chattogram court lawyer Saiful Islam Alif have been shown arrested in a case filed over vandalism and crude bomb explosions on the court premises...
A Chattogram court on Tuesday sent eight accused arrested in connection with the clashes and vandalism during over ex-ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna鈥檚 bail denial on a five-day police remand...
HOW many women in your life are affected by gender-based violence 鈥� your mother, sister, partner, or friend? What if we all took responsibility to protect them? Every day, millions of women live in fear 鈥� fear of physical abuse, emotional manipulation, and harassment. Gender-based violence is a silent epidemic, often hidden behind closed doors or disguised as cultural norms. What鈥檚 often ignored...
Acting Australian high commissioner to Bangladesh Nardia Simpson said that Australia was committed to advancing gender equality and combating gender-based violence in all its forms...
VIOLENCE against women and girls has been found to be the deadliest, most prevalent, and most pervasive human rights violation in every community across the world, be it rich or poor, literate or illiterate, developed or undeveloped, resulting in the sad demise of a woman every 10 minutes globally. Such omnipresence of violence poses operational challenges for designing protocols and interventions...
THE 鈥�16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence鈥� is a global campaign observed annually from November 25 (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day). Its core purpose is to galvanise efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls. This year鈥檚 theme, 鈥楿nited for Justice: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls,鈥� emphasises...
THE streets of Dhaka, long bustling with the vigour of youth and the promise of intellectual pursuits, were transformed into battle zones over the past week. What should have been a celebration of academic heritage turned into a shameful display of student violence. The clashes between students of Dhaka College and City College, as well as the broader unrest involving other institutions such as...
Clashes erupted between police and Hindu community people on a Chattogram court premises on Tuesday after the court rejected bail to former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das in a sedition case...
Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh Michael Miller on Tuesday said that the European Union is dedicated to ensuring that all people, especially women and girls, are free from all forms of gender-based violence, and have access to safe spaces at home, workplace and at public spheres...
Speakers, including an academic, at a roundtable discussion on Sunday emphasised that coordinated efforts were essential to eliminate child marriage and violence against children nationwide...
THE ongoing violence in Gaza has reached an alarming peak, with 93 more lives lost in the latest Israeli airstrikes on October 30. This brings the death toll past 43,000, a tragic number mostly comprising civilians and children, making it one of the deadliest periods in the region鈥檚 history. Each day, Gaza witnesses unimaginable destruction, and the...