We deplore in the strongest possible terms the police brutality on the activists, some of them women, who were demanding the arrest and trial of criminals who, as an orgainsed gang, sexually harassed a number of women during the Bengali New Year.

Writ petition moved with the High Court challenging legality of police brutality on women activists protesting the April 14 sexual assault.

When cops swooped on the protesters, it only reflected the government’s and the administration’s indifferent attitude towards the Pahela Baishakh sexual assault. We were shocked because we as civilized human beings expected rational reaction from the authorities. We should not have.

Sexual harassment, thankfully enough, has now become a topic of discussion amongst peers.

A 14-year-old Indian girl dies and her mother is seriously injured after miscreants throw them off a bus after trying to molest them.

"This is not a woman-friendly city, dear mayoral aspirants. That is perhaps the most glaring parameter of failure of our consecutive governments."

The High Court is stimulated for an order on the government to arrest assaulters on women at Dhaka University within 24 hours.

It took four days for the police to admit that at least 20 women were sexually assaulted by a large group of men during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations at Dhaka University.

Jahangirnagar University authorities suspend eight students over allegations that they sexually harassed a female indigenous student on the evening of Pahela Baishakh.