The number of cases of violence against women and children in the first six months of this year has almost reached the same number as last year. For example, the number of rape cases is almost the same as last year, the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad has said.
On the other hand, the number of cases of sexual assault and harassment, child marriage and dowry-related violence is higher than last year.
These data were provided at the โViolence of Women and Girls in Bangladesh: 2024 Surveyโ report release organised by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad on Tuesday.
Mahila Parishad President Fawzia Moslem said that the young people are being subjected to violence, and the age of the accused is also young. This is worrying. In addition, various studies have shown that the same criminals keep committing crimes again and again. Behind this, the issue of political and ruling party patronage of criminals is involved. Many people in power are also involved in crime.
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Fawzia Moslem said that, along with the deterioration of law and order, a misogynistic atmosphere has been created in society. โWhy are women wearing headscarves? Why are they wearing such clothes? She called on the media to be active in addition to social movements to eliminate the misogynistic atmosphere or culture from society.โ
Mahila Parishad General Secretary Maleka Banu said that in order to reduce the long-running cases of violence against women, good governance should be ensured in society, and the perpetrators should be held accountable. According to the study, children are becoming unsafe at home and outside.
The study was conducted based on news published in 14 national dailies. Age-based information has been presented in this way for girls under 18 years of age and women over 18 years of age. The study highlights eight crimes separately: rape, gang rape, attempted rape, sexual harassment, child marriage, dowry, domestic worker abuse and cybercrime.
The total number of torture statistics shows that there were 2,937 cases of torture of women and children in 2023, 2,525 in 2024, and 1,555 in the first 6 months of this year.
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The study mentioned that from January to December 2024, at least 364 people were raped, of whom 220 were girls and 144 were women. Of them, 148 were gang raped, of which 49 were girls and 99 were women. 134 girls and 77 women were murdered after rape. Out of 224, 125 were girls who were victims of sexual assault and harassment. Moreover, 20 were girls who were victims of child marriage, 66 women and two girls were victims of dowry, 16 girls and 8 women were victims of domestic violence, while 26 were girls and 3 were victims of cybercrime.
On the other hand, between January and June 2025, at least 354 people were raped and 106 were gang raped. Of them, 127 were killed after rape. Child marriage increased threefold. There were 61 cases of girl child marriage in six months, whereas it was 20 last year.
The survey data shows that 28% of the accused in rape cases are between 11 and 30 years old, of whom the number of 21 to 25 years old is higher. In 14 out of 29 cybercrime incidents, the accused are between 16 and 30 years old.
Of the perpetrators who harassed women and girls, 24% were teachers and 31% were identified terrorists and scoundrels. In gang rape incidents, 42% of the accused are strangers to the victims.
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