At least 164 women were raped across the country in the first two months of 2021, rights body Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) said in a recent report.
Among the victims, 8 were killed after rape while 34 others reported attempts of rape on them, said ASK in its report. One victim committed suicide after rape on her added the report.
In its earlier report ASK said that at least 84 women were raped across the country in January alone.
On the other hand, at least 1,627 women fell victim rape between January to December last year. The report also found that among the victims, 317 were gang-raped, 53 were killed after rape and 14 committed suicide after rape. Besides, 326 attempts to rape were made during the same period.
A total of 1,413 women were victims of rape in 2019. Of them, 76 were killed after rape while 10 victims killed themselves. The number of reported rape victims was 732 in 2018, the ASK data showed.
As many as 626 children were reportedly raped from January to December 2020, according to a survey by Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF). According to MJF, 145 children died due to rape, attempted rape, murder, abduction, disappearance and torture last year.
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