Women-safety

The recovery of six bodies from separate locations in Jamalpur within a span of 10 days has raised concern among local residents. The bodies were recovered from different locations in Jamalpur city and Madarganj upazila between August 23 and September 1. The deceased include two housewives, a college student, a teenage girl, a scrap metal trader and a nurse. Questions have arisen over the incidents as the causes of several deaths have yet to be confirmed. Police said each incident is bein...

The total number of incidents of violence against women and children declined slightly in the country, but the forms of violence have become more alarming. The Manabadhikar Shongskriti Foundation (MSF) said rape, suicide and incidents of abandoned newborns increased significantly in July. The organization also expressed concern over drugs, online gambling and impunity for crimes. According to MSF’s human rights monitoring report for July, the total number of incidents of violence against...