Women’s Safety

Sharif, Arif and Three Others “Allegedly” Gang-Rape Hindu Mother While Holding her Minor Son Hostage, Record Assault for Blackmail After Ransacking and Looting

A deeply disturbing allegation of armed assault, gang rape, looting and intimidation has emerged from Gafargaon in Mymensingh District, where a ninth-grade student was allegedly held hostage at the point of a weapon while his mother was sexually assaulted by a group of youths. The incident had reportedly occurred at around 8 p.m. on September …

Blackmail Allegations Against Professor Asgar Ali and Claims of Administrative Cover-Up by Vice-Chancellor Abu Taleb Khan Trigger Crisis at Biswa Bangla University, West Bengal

What began as a complaint by a female student against a university professor has evolved into a disturbing controversy that now raises fundamental questions about accountability, student safety and the treatment of whistleblowers within Biswa Bangla University. At the center of the controversy are serious allegations against Dr. Asgar Ali, a professor at the university, …

Armed Islamist mob attempt to abduct Bangladeshi Hindu woman in Madarganj, Husband assaulted for resisting

Jamalpur, Bangladesh | March 23, 2026 An alleged attempted abduction and violent assault involving a Hindu couple in Madarganj Upazila has ignited widespread concern across northern Bangladesh, once again spotlighting questions around public safety and vulnerability of minorities in Bangladesh. A Night of Festivity Turns Violent What began as a routine return home from a …

Lured by Ismail Hossain Through a Fake Hindu Identity, Forced to Convert, Sexually Exploited and Forced to Abort: The Testimony of Srijita Chatterjee

In 2017, Srijita Chatterjee, a young woman from Kishanganj, believed she was stepping into a future shaped by love and choice. What followed instead, according to her testimony, was the systematic dismantling of her faith, her bodily autonomy and her dignity ending in abandonment and social exile. Srijita’s account is not one of a relationship …