rape

#Perspective / Why do we blame victims instead of holding abusers accountable?

Marina Abramović’s Rhythm 0 exposed how society punishes silence, mirroring real-world abuse victims’ struggles. Women endure mistreatment yet face blame for not resisting. Vulnerability isn’t consent. Change starts by holding perpetrators accountable, not victims. Will we finally act?

DMP chief regrets remarks on ‘rape’

Dhaka Metropoli-tan Police (DMP) Commissi-oner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali has expressed regret over his recent remarks regarding rape, following widespread criticism.

Reaction / Silence the word, silence the victim

The solution does not lie in avoiding the word ‘rape’, Mr Commissioner

#Perspective / Why don’t women in Bangladesh feel safe in 2025?

International Women’s Day highlights progress, but safety remains a crisis in Bangladesh. Weak law enforcement, victim-blaming, and moral policing enable violence. Real change demands stronger laws, faster justice, safer spaces, and an end to impunity for harassers.

#Satire / Living in strange times: Harass women today, be a hero tomorrow

In 2025 Dhaka, heroism is redefined—harassing women earns public praise while real courage is silenced. Morality policing thrives, overshadowing justice. Fear replaces freedom, leaving true heroes unheard as society rewards those enforcing oppression instead of challenging it.

United in misogyny?

Our misogynistic attitude towards women is so normalised that it moves seamlessly across political parties, economic classes, and generational divides.

Living in fear: I am so tired of being a woman these days

Why, in 2025, am I still mapping out my movements as if walking through a battlefield?

BRAC University students protest against rape, rising crime in the country

The protest began at 11:30am in front of the university's main gate and continued until 3:00pm

Protest on Mirpur Road demanding death for rapists

They took to the streets near Asad Gate around 11:00am, disrupting vehicular movement on one side of the road.

March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025

Why do we blame victims instead of holding abusers accountable?

Marina Abramović’s Rhythm 0 exposed how society punishes silence, mirroring real-world abuse victims’ struggles. Women endure mistreatment yet face blame for not resisting. Vulnerability isn’t consent. Change starts by holding perpetrators accountable, not victims. Will we finally act?

March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025

DMP chief regrets remarks on ‘rape’

Dhaka Metropoli-tan Police (DMP) Commissi-oner Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali has expressed regret over his recent remarks regarding rape, following widespread criticism.

March 16, 2025
March 16, 2025

Silence the word, silence the victim

The solution does not lie in avoiding the word ‘rape’, Mr Commissioner

March 9, 2025
March 9, 2025

Why don’t women in Bangladesh feel safe in 2025?

International Women’s Day highlights progress, but safety remains a crisis in Bangladesh. Weak law enforcement, victim-blaming, and moral policing enable violence. Real change demands stronger laws, faster justice, safer spaces, and an end to impunity for harassers.

March 9, 2025
March 9, 2025

Living in strange times: Harass women today, be a hero tomorrow

In 2025 Dhaka, heroism is redefined—harassing women earns public praise while real courage is silenced. Morality policing thrives, overshadowing justice. Fear replaces freedom, leaving true heroes unheard as society rewards those enforcing oppression instead of challenging it.

March 6, 2025
March 6, 2025

United in misogyny?

Our misogynistic attitude towards women is so normalised that it moves seamlessly across political parties, economic classes, and generational divides.

February 24, 2025
February 24, 2025

Living in fear: I am so tired of being a woman these days

Why, in 2025, am I still mapping out my movements as if walking through a battlefield?

February 23, 2025
February 23, 2025

BRAC University students protest against rape, rising crime in the country

The protest began at 11:30am in front of the university's main gate and continued until 3:00pm

February 23, 2025
February 23, 2025

Protest on Mirpur Road demanding death for rapists

They took to the streets near Asad Gate around 11:00am, disrupting vehicular movement on one side of the road.

February 8, 2025
February 8, 2025

The many faces of gender-based violence and herd mentality

The announcement of the Bangla Academy Prize without a female nominee continued the trend.