• Tuesday, Mar 28, 2023
  • Last Update : 10:24 am
Three arrested for gang-rape of housewife...

3 held for raping housewife in...

Nation

Fri, Oct 8 2021

One of the accused is the woman’s brother-in-law

2001 post-poll violence: Purnima is...

Purnima is forgotten

Bangladesh

Fri, Oct 8 2021

Government has not taken any step to try the masterminds, attackers

Report: India logged 80 murders, 77...

India logs 80 murders, 77 rapes daily...

South Asia

Fri, Sep 17 2021

The murders surged by 1% whereas crimes against women dipped by 8.3%   

Woman's throat-slit body recovered in...

Woman's throat-slit body recovered in...

Nation

Wed, Sep 8 2021

Police have detained three persons over the murder for interrogation

Report: 274 women, children tortured...

Report: 274 women, children tortured...

Bangladesh

Wed, Sep 1 2021

34 females including 12 girls have died mysteriously

Tutor sets college student on fire for...

Tutor sets student on fire for rejecting...

Nation

Wed, Aug 25 2021

She is admitted to a Dhaka hospital with 40% burns

Man arrested for raping madrasa girl...

Man arrested for raping madrasa...

Bangladesh

Mon, Aug 9 2021

The accused abducted the girl and raped her in a house, according to police

ED: Don’t backslide on curbing child...

ED: Don’t backslide on curbing child...

Editorial

Sun, Aug 8 2021

All of this amounts to a grave violations of human rights

Outrage in Pakistan over murder of former...

Outrage in Pakistan over murder of former...

South Asia

Mon, Jul 26 2021

The victim's father, Shaukat Mukaddam, has served as Pakistan's ambassador to South Korea and...

OP-ED: When victim-blaming comes from...

OP-ED: When victim-blaming comes from...

Ratnadeep Toorja

Tue, Jun 29 2021

Our toxic patriarchal attitudes explain the epidemic of sexual violence around us

As pandemic eases, fatal gender violence...

Fatal gender violence worsens in...

World

Mon, Jun 28 2021

Throughout Europe, the lockdowns have made it harder to pick up on cases of domestic violence

OP-ED: A global model to tackle violence...

OP-ED: A global model to tackle violence...

António Guterres

Sat, Jun 26 2021

Half our population is facing a disgraceful hidden pandemic 

OP-ED: How did we come to normalize...

OP-ED: How did we come to normalize...

Ratnadeep Toorja

Thu, Jun 17 2021

A brief history of patriarchal structures

OP-ED: Stop blaming the victim

OP-ED: Stop blaming the victim

Md Aftab Alam , Mahir Labib

Mon, Jun 14 2021

The prevalence of victim-blaming speaks volumes about our societal attitude towards women

OP-ED: Proud? Of what?

OP-ED: Proud? Of what?

Sumit Basu

Mon, Jun 14 2021

Is India as great as it often claims to be?

4 held in Narayanganj for raping...

4 held in Narayanganj for raping...

Bangladesh

Thu, Jun 10 2021

The survivors met two of the accused over the phone and formed a romantic attachment with them, according...

10-year-old girl brutally murdered after...

10-year-old killed after rape

Bangladesh

Thu, May 27 2021

The rapist strangled her to death after the rape and slit her throat, say police

Teenager gang-raped in Faridpur, two...

Teen gang-raped in Faridpur

Nation

Wed, May 26 2021

Efforts are underway to arrest the others involved, say police

ED: Stop the shadow pandemic of domestic...

ED: Stop the shadow pandemic of domestic...

Editorial

Fri, Apr 2 2021

We must understand that such abuse of our women and girls can never be condoned

Turkey's Erdogan quits European treaty...

Erdogan quits European treaty on violence...

Europe

Sat, Mar 20 2021

World Health Organization data has shown 38% of women in Turkey are subject to violence from a partner...

'Women suffer 80% of sexual assaults...

'Women suffer 80% of sexual assaults...

Europe

Fri, Mar 19 2021

Fewer than 1 in 6 victims of rape or assault reports the crime in Britain