Category: BDFA News
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US Medical Team Sent to Bangladesh in 1972 to Treat Survivors of Wartime Rape
In February 1972, just weeks after Bangladesh won independence, a team of American doctors prepared to travel to the country to provide abortions for women raped by Pakistani soldiers during the Liberation War. According to The Bryan Times (Feb 10, 1972), Dr. Harvey Karman announced that six to ten physicians and researchers would go at…
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DUCSU VP Files Case Over Online Propaganda, Cyberbullying of Female Leaders
Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Vice President Abu Sadiq Kayem has filed a case at Shahbagh Police Station alleging coordinated online propaganda, harassment and cyberbullying targeting female student leaders. He submitted the complaint on Monday afternoon, accompanied by several DUCSU members. The case names multiple Facebook pages and IDs accused of spreading defamatory content,…
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Schoolboy in Panchagarh Stabbed After Messenger Group Dispute, 12 Teens Detained by Locals
A schoolboy in Panchagarh Sadar Upazila was seriously injured after being beaten and stabbed by a group of teenagers over an argument in a Facebook Messenger group. The attack took place on Monday afternoon in front of the Amarkhana Union sub-health center, adjacent to Amarkhana High School. The victim, 15-year-old Sohan Ali, an eighth-grade student,…
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