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Rights bodies for widening rape definition

The Rape Law Reform Coalition, a combine of 17 legal and rights organisations, on Wednesday suggested that amendments to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act-2000 should introduce a broader legal definition of rape to include all individuals to curb incidents of rape and violence against women...

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Protests against rape continue

Protests against rape and violence against women and children continued for the 11th consecutive day on Monday, calling for swift trial and people’s unity to prevent recurrence of such incidents.

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Women’s security demanded as rape protests on

The Transparency International Bangladesh on Sunday placed an 11-point charter of demands, including ensuring security for women in all educational institutions and workplaces, to prevent violence against women.

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BNP forms cell to address violence against women, children

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has formed a legal and health support cell across its 84 organisational political districts to document and address cases of violence against women and children, including torture, rape and murder.

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Protesters sued, anti-rape protests on

A case was filed against anti-rape protesters on Tuesday night as protests against rape and other forms of violence against women continued for the fifth day in a row on Wednesday in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country, demanding capital punishment for rapists...

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No alternative to democratic reforms of police force

THE way the police have relied on violence to disperse an anti-rape march towards the residence of the chief adviser demanding a more decisive role in ending violence against women is a shocking reminder of the role that the police played during the July uprising. The anti-rape march was one of many protests taking place over the rape of a child in Magura, fighting for life...

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BNP expresses concern over growing violence against women

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday expressed serious concern over the alarming rise in harassment and violence against women, urging the government to take immediate action to prevent the rise of extremism...

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End to violence against women in Bangladesh not in sight

The country has yet to see any let-up in the violence against women perpetuating in diverse forms through a culture of impunity, delayed justice dispensation and deeply embedded discriminatory social psyche, rights activists observe.

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Univ teachers condemn violence against women

University teachers under the banner of University Teachers’ Network, Bangladesh on Wednesday condemned the recent incidents of sexual harassment, hatred and violence against women across the country...

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Justice for rape, violence against women demanded

Leaders of Samajtantrik Mahila Forum at a protest rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Friday demanded arrest and trial of the persons involved in the recent incidents of rape and violence against women.

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Layered approach needed to head off economic violence

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..

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Ending violence against women

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...

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Empowering against gender violence

THE ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ 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’s theme, ‘United for Justice: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls,’ emphasises...

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Protests widen over Indian doctor’s rape, murder

Thousands of outraged Indian protesters, including arch-rival football fans and lawyers, called for justice on Monday after the rape and murder of a doctor as widespread strikes by healthcare workers entered a second week...

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