No matter whether it is a police station, a hospital, or a public transport, sexual harassment and violence is an everyday curse for women and girls when it comes to public service in Bangladesh. The survey however does not distinguish between torture and abuse and harassment and interchanges torture and harassment. Other form of harassment in marketplaces includes bad comments, insults, forcefully sexual harassment, tug at women’s clothes, physical torture, kidnap, even rape, they survey finds. “In urban areas, women are being subjected to sexual harassment on public transportation, especially on buses. But it is not limited to the public services, the same thing holds true for the private sector as well.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 16, 2017 16:30 UTC