Tag: rape
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A terrifying serial rapist | Prothom Alo
Before raping the young woman in Mohammadpur, Nazmul had picked up a woman (25) in March and molested her in the car. A case was registered in this regard at Mohammadpur police station on March 19. According to the police report, the woman lives with her family in Kalyanpur in the capital. On March 1,…
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237 Crime spread by violent 'teenage gangs'
In the report submitted to the Home Ministry, it has been said that students from the same educational institution, same area and other misguided youth together form these gangs with attractive names. They often open accounts with these names on social media like Facebook. For example, some of the criminal youth gangs in Mohammadpur have…
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Violence against women continues unabated
These appear in police records only when cases are registered regarding incidents of oppression against women. Police headquarters records say a total of 16,000 to 22,000 cases were registered from 2018 to 2023. That means an average of 20,000 cases are registered every year. Only when incidents of atrocities are at their peak do they…
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Tangail Awami League leader Boro Monir accused of rape again
The OC said the victim said she was a resident of Tangail. She became acquainted with Boro Monir on Facebook. She came to Dhaka two days ago. The girl alleged that she was raped at a house in Turag area yesterday. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Uttara Division Commissioner MD Shahjahan told Prothom Alo, “A girl…
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Robinho to serve Italian gang rape sentence in Brazil: court decision
However, Brazil does not extradite its citizens, and Italy said Robinho should serve his sentence in his home country. The footballer, who protests his innocence, told Brazilian network TV Record in an interview broadcast on Sunday that the sex was “consensual”. “I never denied it (the encounter),” he said. I could have denied it because…
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Repeated incidents of sexual harassment in educational institutions: A disturbing trend
JU Cell documents revealed that victims filed 14 complaints between January, 2022 and March, 2024. Of them, 12 have been disposed of while two are under investigation. In the resolved incidents, various types of punishments were given to the accused. A JU student was expelled for six months and fined Tk 50,000 for harassing a…
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JU proctor resigns amid agitation: Latest updates
After three days of blockade, university vice-chancellor Professor Nurul Alam and other top administrative officials held discussions with the protesters on Thursday afternoon. The Vice Chancellor assured the protesters that the Proctor and Provost of Mir Mosharraf Hussain Hall would resign by March 17. If he does not resign, he will be relieved on March…
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Upazila president, 6 others sued for raping a girl in Khulna
According to the complaint, Dumuria upazila chairman Ejaz raped the girl multiple times “by promising to marry her”. On January 7, Ejaz took the girl to his Shahpur office and raped her. The complaint states that he was later thrown out of the office. The girl went to the one-stop crisis center of Khulna Medical…
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Investigation of 789 cases pending for DNA report
Sub Inspector Nausher Qureshi of Kotwali police station, Chattogram is the investigating officer in the case of rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl. He told Prothom Alo that the matter has been investigated. The application seeking DNA test report was submitted soon after the death of the child in October, 2022 but the report…
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Uproar in Jahangirnagar University: Demand to withdraw expulsion of student leaders
A group of student league leaders-activists in various public universities, including Jahangirnagar University, are accused of terrorist activities, but no action is taken against them. There have also been instances of students erasing graffiti of the Student Union and other student organizations to create new graffiti, and university officials were seen to have no role…
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Brazilian star Danny Alves sentenced to 4.5 years in prison for rape
A Spanish court on Thursday sentenced former Brazil international Dani Alves to four and a half years in prison after finding him guilty of raping a young woman in a Barcelona nightclub in December 2022. “The victim did not consent and there is evidence that, beyond the testimony of the complainant, allows rape to be…
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Teenage rape victim faces judge’s marriage proposal: A sensitive courtroom dilemma
After this the judge asked the girl again, “Look behind you. Do you want to marry that old man with the white beard?” Instead of looking at the accused, the girl looked at her sister. Then some women present in the court said, “How is it possible to marry such a man!” Addressing the victim,…
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Jahangirnagar University hall occupied: BCL leaders and illegal residents defy eviction orders
Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have failed to evict students staying illegally and those admitted under ‘children’s quota’ from residential halls even after five days of issuing orders in this regard. Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders are living in political blocks of residential halls even after finishing their studies at the university. However, hall provosts say…
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French actor Godreche files rape complaint against famous director
Godreche took to social media in January to accuse Jacquot, now 77, of luring her into a relationship by posing as a vulnerable underage actress. Le Monde said the crime was punishable by up to 20 years in prison, although the statute of limitations in the case had “probably” expired. The relationship began in the…
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Jahangirnagar University: Criminal activities continue
Jahangirnagar University: Criminal activities continue