Bangladesh Police has organised rallies across the country to create public awareness against rape and violence against women. Rallies were arranged in 6,912 Bit Policing areas across the country. In…
Twenty-two percent of women garment workers are sexually harassed at work or on the way. In the four years from 2014 to 2017, more than 17,300 rape cases have been…
In Feni, there was an attack on a long march against rape and harassment. 15 participants of the long march were injured in the attack. Leftist student organisations blamed Chhatra…
In 2009, the High Court issued 11 specific directives to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and in educational institutions. The verdict said the court's order had to be complied…
The government has issued the ‘Women and Children Violence Protection (Amendment) Ordinance' by amending the ‘Women and Children Violence Protection Law- 2000’ by imposing the maximum penalty of death for…
Gender Platform Bangladesh has demanded the formation of a special cell to stop sexual harassment in the workplace. This alliance of organisations working for labour rights says, having this cell…
Gender Platform Bangladesh in association with The Daily Star organised a roundtable titled ‘Gender-based harassment and violence: Prevention requires coordinated initiatives’ on December 29, 2021. Here we publish a summary…
Speakers at a roundtable yesterday stressed the need for a comprehensive law to protect female workers from workplace harassment. They said achievement in this area will help reduce gender-based violence…
A conference has been held in Dhaka to demand the guidelines for the formulation and implementation of sexual harassment prevention and protection laws in all workplaces and educational institutions. The…
Gender Platform Bangladesh, an alliance of six human rights and labor organizations, has demanded the enactment and implementation of laws to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. They have demanded…
