Category: BDFA News
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Five Women Trafficked to Pakisthan as Teenagers around 1971 Return to Bangladesh after Decades
Five Bangladeshi women who were trafficked to Pakistan as teenagers and remained missing for decades returned home early Friday, landing at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight. They were located with the assistance of rights workers and reunited with relatives at the airport. The return was facilitated by the human rights…
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Bawm Women Held Without Trial for 667 Days face Repeated Bail Rejections
Eight Bawm women from Bandarban remain imprisoned without trial for 667 days following mass arrests after a bank robbery incident in April 2024. A total of 30 women and children were detained. Each of the women faces four cases under the Special Powers Act and the Anti-Terrorism Act. Nearly two years later, no charge sheets…
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Women in One Chandpur Union Have Not Voted for Over 55 Years Following Pir’s Directive
Female voters in one union of Chandpur have reportedly not participated in elections for over five decades, following instructions from a local spiritual leader, known as a pir. In Rupasa South Union No. 16 of Faridganj Upazila, efforts by election authorities and local administration to bring women to polling centers have repeatedly been unsuccessful. According…
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