Under the cowardly, pro-extremist Yunus regime—where law and order have collapsed into mob rule and radical Islamist fervour—Bangladesh has descended into a nightmare for women and girls.
Newspaper reports expose a horrifying tally for January 2026 alone: 183 women and girls subjected to savage violence, their lives shattered by rape, murder, abduction, and torture while the interim government’s jihadist enablers look the other way, according to Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP).
This isn’t a random crime; it’s the rotten fruit of unchecked extremism and mobocracy that the Yunus administration has nurtured since seizing power. Hardline religious rhetoric has emboldened thugs to treat women as disposable targets, especially in a climate where minorities and dissenters are hunted. The regime’s failure to crush rising jihadist elements has turned streets, homes, and even digital spaces into zones of terror, leaving females defenseless against predatory mobs.
Rape And Gang Rape Epidemic
The sexual savagery is stomach-churning. In just one month, 31 women and girls—including 17 girls—were raped, with 11 enduring gang rape.
Among the gang-rape victims were three girls, and two of the girls were murdered after the assault, their young lives snuffed out in the most barbaric way.
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Add to these six women and girls (including four girls) who suffered attempted rape, and nine (including five girls) victims of other sexual violence, with five (including four girls) facing sexual harassment and one subjected to stalking.
These numbers scream of a society where rapists operate with impunity, fueled by extremist ideologies that degrade women and view them as conquests or punishments. Yunus’ spineless regime, busy pandering to Islamist hardliners, has allowed this rape culture to explode—leaving survivors broken, stigmatised, and without justice.
Murder Rampage
The bloodshed is relentless. Some 55 women and girls—including 18 girls—were murdered for various reasons, their deaths often tied to domestic brutality, dowry demands, or outright mob fury. Another three women faced attempted murder.
Moreover, 20 more (16 women and four girls) died under mysterious circumstances, while nine (including four girls) were driven to suicide, one explicitly provoked into it.
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One woman was burned to death, and three were killed over dowry horrors. Physical torture in family violence claimed another.
This slaughter exposes the regime’s utter contempt for female lives. In a nation sliding into extremist mob rule, women are killed for resisting, for being “too modern,” or simply for existing in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Abduction, Trafficking, And Endless Torment
The horrors extend to captivity and exploitation: seven women and girls (including five girls) were kidnapped, with three more (including two girls) facing abduction attempts. Another 20 (including ten girls) fell victim to trafficking networks that thrive in the chaos of Yunus’ lawless Bangladesh.
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Moreover, nine women and girls (including four girls) endured physical beatings, and four suffered miscellaneous abuse. Cyber violence targeted three girls, proving that even online spaces offer no escape from the regime’s tolerated extremism.
A Regime That Enables The Carnage
This January bloodbath is no aberration—it’s the direct result of Yunus’ disastrous rule, where mob justice replaces law, extremism festers unchecked, and women pay the ultimate price. The interim government’s cosy ties with jihadist factions have created a fertile ground for violence against the vulnerable, turning Bangladesh into a dystopia where girls and women live in perpetual fear.
Until this pro-jihadist farce is held accountable, the plight of Bangladesh’s women and girls will only worsen—raped, murdered, trafficked, and silenced while the world watches in shameful silence. The numbers aren’t statistics; they’re screams for justice ignored by a regime that thrives on chaos.
2025: A Dreadful Year For Women And Girls
Mahila Parishad data shows that 786 women and girls were victims of rape and gang rape in 2025, compared with 516 in 2024, marking a 52.3% year-on-year increase.
Of those victims, 543 were girls, a rise of 47.9% from the previous year.
The findings, published in BMP’s 2025 annual report, point to a disturbing escalation in sexual violence, particularly against minors.
The organisation defines girls as individuals aged between one and 18 years.
Widespread Violence
An analysis of reports from 15 national daily newspapers, compiled by BMP’s central Legal Aid Sub-Committee, found that 2,808 women and girls experienced various forms of violence across Bangladesh last year.
Among them, 1,571 were women and 1,234 were girls, highlighting what campaigners describe as a deepening crisis in public safety and protection.
Sexual violence accounted for a large share of these incidents. In 2025, 179 victims were subjected to gang rape, including 104 girls and 75 women.
A further 188 cases of attempted rape were recorded, while seven victims died by suicide following rape. Sexual harassment affected 169 individuals, including 112 girls.
Beyond Sexual Violence
The report also documents a rise in other forms of abuse. 739 people were killed for reasons unrelated to rape, including 632 women and 107 girls, while 230 deaths were classified as mysterious.
At least 196 individuals died by suicide due to various forms of abuse. Other reported crimes included dowry-related violence (52 cases), acid attacks (nine), and burn injuries (34). Human trafficking affected 55 individuals, including 24 girls, while 19 cases of cyber violence were recorded.
Comparing 2024 And 2025
In 2024, BMP documented 516 rape victims, including 367 girls. That year, 142 victims were gang-raped, 23 were murdered after rape, and six died by suicide. There were also 94 attempted rape cases.
Overall, 2,525 incidents of violence against women and girls were reported in the media in 2024, with 528 deaths, including 451 women and 77 girls.
Corroborating Data
Separate figures from Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) broadly support BMP’s findings. ASK reported 749 rape cases nationwide in 2025, up from 635 in 2024. Of these, 569 were single-perpetrator cases and 180 were gang rapes.
According to ASK, at least 36 women were murdered after rape in 2025, seven died by suicide, and six others died following attempted rape.
ASK also reported that 217 women were killed by their husbands, 63 by in-laws, and 51 by other family members during the year. At least 168 women died by suicide due to domestic violence.
In 2024, ASK recorded 401 women and 234 girls as victims of rape or gang rape, including 34 murders and seven suicides. There were also 109 attempted rape cases, one of which ended in murder.
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