It ranked fourth worst in terms of the sexual violence ranking, which measured whether women could live without facing risk of rape, sexual attack or harassment. Dhaka was also third worst in the cultural practices index, which measured how protected women are from harmful practices including female genital mutilation, child, early or forced marriage and female infanticide. The Thomson Reuters Foundation poll was compiled after asking women’s issues experts in 19 of the world’s 31 megacities. The three worst megacities for women were Cairo, Kinshasa and Karachi. The three best megacities for women were London, Tokyo and Paris.

Source: bd News24 October 17, 2017 09:19 UTC