All because of stalking

Over 100 vehicles, 15 buildings vandalised, 60 hurt as students of 2 private universities clash
At least 50 students and 10 policemen were injured and over 100 vehicles and 15 buildings were vandalised when students of two private universities at Banani in the capital yesterday clashed over the alleged stalking of a female student.
The authorities closed Primeasia University for an indefinite period while Southeast University

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Girl kills herself

A class-VII girl committed suicide yesterday after being subjected to stalking in Dakkhin Keraniganj area, alleged the victim’s family.
Thirteen-year-old Amena Akhter, daughter of Md Habibullah, was a student of Baghapur High School and College. According to family sources, Amena’s mother found her hanging

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Suicide of Schoolgirl in City

Stalker’ arrested in Dinajpur 
Police arrested a youth from Dinajpur early yesterday on allegation of stalking the schoolgirl who committed suicide in the city on July 19.
A joint team of Motijheel police and Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police made the arrest of the youth Mohammad Selim Ahmed Prince,

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No move yet to implement HC directives on stalking

The police have taken no initiative to comply with an order of the High Court, given five months ago, that requires every thana to form a separate team of officers to deal with complaints of sexual harassment.
The government has also failed to amend the Nari-O-Shishu Nirjatan Daman Ain 2000 which the court ordered it to do ‘on an urgent basis’, incorporating a new definition of sexual

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Woman kills herself for stalking

A housewife committed suicide on Thursday night to save herself from a stalker at Pabna.
Ayesha Khanam, 38, widow of Eusuf Ali of Hidashkhole village in Atghoria upazila, took poison, police and locals said.
Ayesha was immediately rushed to Pabna General Hospital where doctors declared her

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