Police in Gazipur have arrested a madrasa teacher accused of sexually assaulting a ten-year-old female pupil in the Tongi district, an incident that prompted intense public demonstrations and calls for swift justice. The individual, named as Ibrahim, was taken into custody following an extensive police operation triggered by events on the night of Thursday, 30 […]

The body of a 19-year-old student was recovered by police from a hostel room in Dhaka’s Kalabagan district on Friday morning, highlighting ongoing concerns over mental health and safety support for young students living away from home. The deceased, identified as Pinky Biswas, was a first-year student enrolled at the Anwer Khan Modern Nursing Institute […]

Khulna University (KU) has dismissed Professor Md Rezaul Islam of the Agrotechnology Discipline following a formal investigation into allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate misconduct directed at female students. The decision was finalised during the university’s 237th Syndicate meeting on Thursday, 30 July. Simultaneously, the administration established a high-powered, five-member special committee to investigate separate […]

Administrative authorities at Kuakata Secondary School, situated in the Kalapara sub-district of Patuakhali, have officially suspended an office assistant following widespread outrage over an explicit video involving a female student from the establishment. The disciplinary decision was taken after a preliminary inquiry confirmed the individual’s involvement in conduct deemed immoral and detrimental to workplace discipline. […]