rape case

Patuakhali gang-rape: Nahid demands arrest within 24 hrs, BNP assures support

National Citizen Party (NCP) convener Nahid Islam today demanded the immediate arrest of those involved in the gang rape of a 12th grader in Patuakhali's Dumki upazila

4 Chhatra Dal men arrested over gang-rape in Jashore

15-yr-old arrested for raping 5-yr-old in Lalmonirhat

16-year-old arrested in Jhenaidah over rape of 4-year-old child

The victim's mother filed a case with Harinakundu Police Station yesterday afternoon

Six children raped in 6 districts

At least seven people landed in jail yesterday on charges of rape in six districts.

Woman gang-raped in Munshiganj, 3 arrested

A 22-year-old woman was gang-raped by her husband's friend and his associates on Domrakhali Char in the Padma River, Munshiganj, on the evening of February 16

Schoolgirl raped and murdered; body dumped in Hatirjheel

The body of an eighth-grader was recovered from Hatirjheel Lake on Sunday, 17 days after she went missing from Dhaka's Dakshinkhan.

Hefazat leader Mamunul Haque acquitted in 2021 rape case

A Narayanganj court yesterday acquitted Mamunul Haque, former joint secretary general of Hefazat-e-Islam and secretary general of Khelafat Majlish, in a rape case filed with Sonargaon Police Station in 2021.

Brazil football bosses break silence on 'shameful' Robinho, Alves rape cases

The Brazilian team and national federation had been criticised for their silence concerning the cases of striker Robinho and full-back Alves, both aged 40.

Two-Finger Test: It violates rape victims’ basic rights

The two-finger test or virginity test in rape cases was a violation of fundamental rights of the survivours, the High Court observed in the full text of a verdict.

May 12, 2022
May 12, 2022

Teacher accused of raping boy

An Arabic teacher has been accused of raping a 12-year-old boy in Kulaura, Moulvibazar, on Tuesday.   

March 3, 2021
March 3, 2021

26,695 rape cases filed in last 5 years: IGP office report to HC

A total of 26,695 rape cases have been filed across the country in the last five years, said the office of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) in a report submitted to the High Court today.

December 10, 2020
December 10, 2020

HC grants 1-year bail to rape case convict after he marries victim

The High Court today granted one year bail to Dilip Khalko, a convict of a rape case, as he married the victim at Rajshahi jail gate in line with its conditional directive.

November 13, 2020
November 13, 2020

Rape case filed against Rajshahi ASI

A case has been filed against an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) for raping a 25-year-old woman in Natore.

October 14, 2020
October 14, 2020

Man gets life term for rape in Tangail

A court in Tangail today sentenced a man to life term imprisonment in a case filed for raping a woman in 2008.

October 11, 2020
October 11, 2020

Detention of 4 children in Barishal: Senior judicial magistrate apologises to HC

Barishal's Senior Judicial Magistrate Enayet Ullah today offered unconditional apology and expressed regrets to the High Court for sending four children, who were arrested in a rape case, to the custody of a children’s development centre beyond his jurisdiction.

October 5, 2020
October 5, 2020

Man sent to jail for raping son’s wife in Bogura

A 48-year-old man was sent to jail today in a case filed over raping his son’s wife for the last two years in Shibganj upazila of Bogura.

October 4, 2020
October 4, 2020

Raping 5th grader: 2 accused arrested after a month

Police have arrested two accused of a case filed for the rape of a twelve-year-old girl at Sardarergaon village in Sylhet Sadar upazila.

September 21, 2020
September 21, 2020

DU student rape: victim testifies against lone accused Majnu

A Dhaka University student, who was raped in the capital's Kurmitola area, narrated the incident on camera before a Dhaka tribunal today.

September 21, 2020
September 21, 2020

Rape case filed against 6 including Ducsu VP Nur

A rape case has been filed with Lalbagh Police Station against six people, including vice president of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur.