231 Women and Girls Victims of Violence Across Bangladesh in October

A total of 231 women and girls were subjected to various forms of violence across the country in October this year, according to a report released by the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad. Among them, 130 were women and 101 were girls.

76% of Ever-Married Women in Bangladesh Victims of Spousal Violence: BBS-UNFPA Survey

About 76 percent of ever-married women in Bangladesh have experienced some form of violence by their husbands in their lifetime, according to the Violence Against Women (VAW) Survey 2024 released on Monday.

Can Afghan Women Ever Dance Among the Red Tulips?

Despite passage of ten centuries since the assassination of Rabia, writing poems has again been banned in Afghanistan since the Taliban gained control of the land in August 2021. Poems? Women cannot now even walk without being accompanied by a mahram or a male member of her family. Writing poems by women is considered as something to be ashamed of and it may result in public beating or even to death.