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Violence against women tea workers in Bangladesh: 34.8% face sexual violence, study find
A recent study titled “Women Tea Workers’ Rights, Access to Services: Reality and Legal Context” has revealed alarming rates of sexual and gender-based violence among women workers in Bangladesh’s tea gardens. Conducted by Innovative Research and Consultancy (IRC) under the ‘Strengthening Women’s Voices in Tea Gardens’ project by Breaking the Silence and Oxfam in Bangladesh,…
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Chittagong university fine arts students on hunger strike, demand return to main campus
Nine students of Chittagong University’s Institute of Fine Arts are on a hunger strike for the second day, demanding their return to the main campus. – The students started the hunger strike in front of the university’s administrative building and will continue until they receive a written decision on their transfer. – The Institute of…
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Tanu murder case: 6 investigation officers in 9 years, justice still pending
Sohagi Jahan Tonu, a 19-year-old student and theater activist, was found dead in a bush near the power house of the Comilla Cantonment on March 20, 2016. – Her father filed a murder case against unknown accused at the Comilla Kotwali Model Police Station. – The investigation agency has changed four times and the investigation…
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