violence-against-women

Crime statistics in Bangladesh reveal a mixed transformation. Murders, robberies, and riots have decreased, but the rising trajectory of crimes such as rape, violence against women, theft, and narcotics consumption and trade is raising alarm. This overview of overall law and order situation emerged during a meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Home Affairs, where statistics comparing crime figures by category year-over-year were presented. Presided over b...

Between January 2024 and May 2026, over 10,830 women and children filed rape cases across Bangladesh and 288 women never made it to a courtroom - they died under torture first. These are more than just numbers; they represent broken lives, unfulfilled hopes, and festering social wounds. This terrible reality is revealed in a recently published document from Police Headquarters. Moreover, 42 women and children lost their lives following rape. Despite the law being amended twice in five years, pr...