DU sexual harassment cell reform demanded
A group of female students of Dhaka University on Monday submitted a memorandum to the vice-chancellor of the university Professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, demanding the reformation of the...
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Students and suicide
THE escalating suicide rates among students in Bangladesh present a grave and complex issue, influenced by a host of socio-economic and psychological factors. Media reported that 513 students took their own lives in 2023, of which 227 are school students.聽Contributing factors include family discord, mental health struggles, academic stress, high expectations from parents and educators, sexual harassment, substance abuse, romantic disappointments, hormonal imbalances in teenagers, and internet addiction...
JU students demand safe campus for women
The students of Jahangirnagar University on Wednesday staged a demonstration protesting against the sexual harassment of women students on the campus.
Protests erupt at banks amid political change
Protests erupted at several banks on Thursday with officials alleging that those who were not aligned with the government or bank owners and those who refused to engage in illegal activities had faced harassment and termination...
JU authorities urge all 鈥榥ot to harass鈥� innocent students
The authorities of Jahangirnagar University urged all concerned, including law enforcement agencies, to make sure that innocent students were not harassed under any circumstances.
Doctor, clinic owner sent to jail for sexual harassment in Pabna
A Pabna court on Sunday sent a doctor and the owner of a medical diagnostic centre to jail allegedly for sexually harassing a female patient during a checkup....
RU decides to sack physician for sexual harassment
The authorities of Rajshahi University have decided to terminate its medical centre鈥檚 deputy chief medical officer Razu Ahmmed for harassing a schoolgirl sexually....
Rupali Bank DGM accused of sexual harassment
A female officer of Rupali Bank has accused its deputy general manager of the bank's headquarters' IT systems department in Dhaka, Md Kawser Mustafiz, of sexual harassment....
Blanket arrest, harassment of Bawm people must stop
THE blanket arrest of Bawm people and their harassment in Bandarban as part of a joint security operation for their suspected involvement in the Kuki-Chin National Front, said to be responsible for attacks on banks and security facilities...
Madrassah super arrested for sexual harassment
Police arrested the superintendent of Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Dakhil Madrassah from Sonadanga in Khulna on Friday afternoon on the allegation of...
US bank regulator grilled over 鈥榯oxic culture鈥� at agency
US lawmakers attacked the head of a top financial regulator for a second consecutive day on Thursday over accusations his agency failed to deal with workplace misconduct, including reports of discrimination and sexual harassment.聽..
JU student fined Tk 10,000 over 鈥榝alse鈥� sexual harassment complaint
The Jahangirnagar University authorities on Wednesday fined a female student Tk 10,000 over lodging an allegedly false sexual harassment complaint with the university administration...
Sexual harassment cases must be resolved early
SURVIVORS of sexual harassment on the University of Dhaka campus during Pahela Boishakh celebrations in 2016 still await justice as the case remains stuck in legal bureaucracy. On January 31, a Women and Children Repression (Prevention) Tribunal had to...