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.

January 20, 2025
January 20, 2025

Woman raped on way home from capital

A young woman has allegedly been gang-raped while returning home to Habiganj for her marriage from Dhaka, where she worked as a domestic help.

January 16, 2025
January 16, 2025

Bring all the rapists to book

Police should use technology to track down all the accused

January 16, 2025
January 16, 2025

10-year-old flower seller raped under Shahbagh Metro Rail Station

The alleged rapist is a drug addict and used to live on the street

July 6, 2024
July 6, 2024

Address, not dismiss, human rights violations

ASK report paints disturbing picture of first six months of 2024

May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024

Make people aware of 109 hotline

The national helpline for women and children who are victims of violence is not serving its intended purpose.

March 21, 2024
March 21, 2024

Sexual harassment in universities and the struggle for justice

The recent case of Fairuz Abontika is a painful reminder of how incompetent universities are in dealing with sexual harassment complaints

February 13, 2024
February 13, 2024

She was ‘raped after her eyes, mouth were glued shut’

A woman in Khulna’s Paikgachha upazila was reportedly gang-raped in the early hours of yesterday, by criminals who spread glue on her eyes to prevent her from identifying them.

February 3, 2024
February 3, 2024

The violence of silencing a rape survivor

That justice for rape survivors is a mirage in this country is no news, with a miserable conviction rate of three percent in rape cases.

January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024

The cost of a complaint

When a complaint of sexual violence comes as a formal allegation, how we hear the stories in those complaints matters.

January 10, 2024
January 10, 2024

Lamichhane sentenced to eight years for rape

A court in Nepal on Wednesday sentenced former cricket captain Sandeep Lamichhane to eight years in prison for rape.