People from different walks of life, including students, staged demonstrations across the country for the 4th consecutive day on Thursday as anger mounted over the growing incidents of rape and sexual harassment of women.
Tag: Crime
Police sued in Narayanganj rape case
A case was filed against a police constable for violating a young girl in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj district on Wednesday.
Tinni rape-murder: Key suspect held in Magura
Police have arrested the prime suspect in a case filed over the killing of Islamic University student Ulfat Ara Tinni.
Madrasa girl raped in Barisal: One caught given to police
A madrasa girl was reportedly raped by a young man at Charpattania in Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
Noakhali housewife molestation: Two more accused held
Noakhali, Oct 07 – Detectives arrested two more suspects from Noakhali’s Begumganj upazila early Wednesday in connection with the torture of a housewife.
Why 97 pc sex offences in Bangladesh go unpunished
Dhaka, Oct 06 – As the recent spate of rape and sexual harassment of women have rocked Bangladesh, experts have called for ensuring exemplary punishment of the culprits and their abettors through prompt trial since 97 percent perpetrators now get…
Protests continue as fury spreads over chain rape incidents
Protests against the growing incidents of rape, sexual harassment and violence against women continued for the second consecutive day on Tuesday.
Many Bangladeshi FB profile pics go black to Protest rape
Alongside protests on the streets, netizens, especially women, have resorted to digital protests to raise their voices against sexual assault, harassment and torture of women.
Noakhali housewife molesting: Quick legal action to follow
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said legal action will be taken soon against the criminals involved in torturing and sexually humiliating a woman in Noakhali.
Housewife molesting: Protesters block Shahbagh intersection
People blocked Shahbagh intersection in the capital on Monday, protesting the horrific incident of Noakhali housewife’s molestation that has gone viral on social media.
Revision petition filed claiming Sinha murder case illegal
Cox’s Bazar, Oct 04 – The defendants’ lawyer in the Major (retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan murder case on Sunday filed a petition seeking revision of the murder case filed by his sister Sharmin Shahriar Ferdous.
Barguna Rifat killing: Death reference at High Court
The death reference in Rifat Sharif killing case reached the High Court Division on Sunday.High Court Special Officer Mohammad Saifur Rahman said it has been sent to the bench concerned.
‘Murdered’ man appears in N’ganj court: 8 policemen summoned
A Narayanganj court has summoned eight police officials after an allegedly ‘abducted and murdered’ man appeared before the court six years after the incident.
MC College gang-rape: Arjun pleads guilty
BCL leader Arjun Lashkar, the fourth accused in the MC gang-rape case, made a confession statement under section 164 in the court on Friday.
Campuses now ‘danger zones’ for general students: BNP
BNP on Thursday alleged that the university and college campuses in the country have become ‘danger zones’ for general students due to ‘unruly’ activities by Chhatra League and Jubo League members. “The campuses of universities and colleges have now turned…
Priest arrested for alleged rape at church
Rajshahi, Sept 30 – A priest, accused of raping a minor indigenous girl, was arrested from Bishop House at Amchattar in Tanore upazila of Rajshahi on Tuesday night.
3-member probe body over MC College gang-rape
The Education Ministry formed a three-member committee on Tuesday to investigate whether there was any negligence of the college authorities in the gang rape incident at MC College dormitory.
MC College gang rape: 2 accused on 5-day remand
Two accused, including the prime suspect in MC College gang rape, were sent on a five-day remand by a Sylhet court on Monday.
MC College gang rape: Prime suspect, one accused arrested
The main suspect and another accused in the Sylhet MC College gang rape case were arrested on Sunday morning.The arrestees were identified as Saifur Rahman, son of Tahid of Balaganj upazila and Arjun Lashkar.
MC College rape: Court records victim’s statement
A Sylhet court on Sunday recorded statement of the victim who was gang raped in MC College on Friday.
Stalker on 7-day remand over killing schoolgirl in Savar
Dhaka, Sept 26 – A Dhaka Court on Saturday placed a man on a seven-day remand in a case over knifing a schoolgirl to death in Savar on September 20.
Police May Pull the Trigger, but It’s the System That Kills
By Richard E. Rubenstein Fifty years ago this year, I published my first book, entitled Rebels in Eden – an exploration of mass political violence in America focusing on the uprisings that had by then incinerated substantial portions of the…
Ducsu VP Nur freed hours after detention: Named in rape case
Dhaka, Sept 21 – Vice President of Dhaka University Central Student Union (Ducsu) and his seven supporters have been released several hours after their detention on Monday.
Prime accused Rabiul confesses to attack on UNO Wahida
Rabiul Islam, the prime accused in a case filed over the attack on Dinajpur’s Ghoraghat upazila nirbahi officer Wahida Khanom and her father, has made a confessional statement in a local court.
Inhuman: Textile worker dies as air pumped into his rectum
Four people were detained after a worker of Akij Textile factory was killed allegedly by his co-workers who pumped air into his rectum in Manikganj Sadar upazila on Thursday.
Husband arrested after woman found dead in launch
Dhaka, Sept 16 – The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) arrested a man from Dhaka’s Mirpur on Tuesday night for allegedly killing his woman in a launch cabin in Barisal.
25 indicted in Buet student Abrar Murder Case
A tribunal on Tuesday framed charges against 25 accused in a murder case filed over death of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) student Abrar Fahad.
Six awarded death sentence for killing couple in Tangail
A speedy trial tribunal on Sunday sentenced six people to death for killing a retired teacher and his wife over land dispute in Tangail three years ago.
Injured UNO Wahida improves further: Suspended official held
Dhaka, Sept 12 – The condition of Ghoraghat UNO Wahida Khanam, who was seriously injured in an attack by miscreants that left her right side paralysed, has improved further, said doctors.
Attack on UNO Wahida: Ghoraghat OC withdrawn
Amirul Islam, the officer-in-charge of Ghoraghat Police Station, was withdrawn for negligence of duty on Friday, nine days after an attack on Ghoraghat Upazila Nirbahi Officer Wahida Khanam and her father Omar Ali.