Rights of the indigenous people in Bangladesh is unprotected
Bangladesh as a land of cultural and ethnic diversity has 54 groups of ethnic people living mostly at the North and South-East part of the country. According to 2011 consensus, indigenous … Read More »
Political party’s involvement in sexual violence
The ruling Awami League’s associate organizations have attempted several sexually violent incidents in the country. On last Tuesday the Bogra town Sramik League convener has abducted a girl and raped her. … Read More »
World Bank is funding Bangladesh to strengthen health facilities
The World Bank has allocated 570 million dollars for two projects in Bangladesh for improving health, nutrition and population services to strengthen public procurement. “The World Bank and the (Bangladesh) government … Read More »
Married women are vulnerable to seek legal action
About 70% married women in Bangladesh go through some form of physical or mental violence. But they do not seek legal justice because of social and economic inferior position. They also … Read More »
Our law fails to address marital rape cases
Marital rape is not criminalized in Bangladeshi law. The section 375 has exempted marital rape in the scenarios which is considered as rape. There are certain drawbacks the definition of rape; … Read More »
Our stigma around ‘sex’
Discussion about sex is still a taboo in Bangladesh. People are allowed to watch sexual representation on magazine, television or in the Bollywood item songs, but talking about sex is a … Read More »
Early marriage of girls is rising up in Bangladesh
Due to poverty and social insecurity, the rate of early marriage in Bangladesh has become higher. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) survey titled “Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics 2016″ has found that … Read More »
We are killed before we are born
In Nepal and in some other Asian countries, many women have sex selective abortion because of the powerful position of boys than the girls in the society. Though the country promotes … Read More »
Official Launching of ‘Ritu’ at Prime Minister office
The official launching of ‘Ritu’ a project working on the menstrual hygiene management for the girls aged between 10 to 13 years old has taken place on 16th July at Karabi … Read More »
House maid is brutally tortured in Feni
10 years old house maid has been brutally tortured and her back is severely burnt. The girl has been found and then sent to the police station at Feni. The police … Read More »