This document highlights the high prevalence of violence against women in Bangladesh, categorizing it into physical, psychological, sexual, and economic abuse. It discusses various forms of domestic violence and presents an example showcasing the lack of justice for victims, along with recommendations to reduce family violence through awareness, accountability, and legal reform. The document also outlines existing laws aimed at protecting women from such violence.

1. MD. SUMON CHOWDHURY
ID NO- 193061010
BATCH-20th
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
FENI UNIVERSITY

2. Essence Point
Violance Against Women: A Perspective
of family Violance in Bangladesh

3. Bangladesh is one of the least developed countries in
the world and its estimated prevalence rate of
Violence against Women is extremely high which in
turn, is an obstacle to the atonement of equality,
development and peace. Recognizing Violence against
Women as a violation of human rights is a significant
turning point in the struggle to end Violence against
Women globally.

4. Violence against Women and girls is one of
the most widespread violations of human
rights.It can include
 Physical
 Sexual
 psychological and
 economic abuse
 Emotional abuse
 Physical aggression or
 threats
 Covert abuse
it cuts across boundaries of
age, race, culture, wealth and geography.

5. Types of Domestic Violence in Bangladesh
Bangladesh stands second in the world in terms of
violence against women in different forms like
women battering, wife beating, domestic and dowry-
related violence, acid attack, rape, physical and
verbal harassment, sexual harassment in the
workplace, trafficking and prostitution, polygamy
and child abuse.

6. There are mainly four kinds of domestic
violence,these include:
1. Physical violence which included hitting,
punching, kicking, burning,acid throwing,
forced abortion.
2. Psychological violence included threat of
physical violence, insult,restricting mobility,
abandonment.
3. Sexual violence included marital rape,
forced prostitution, refusal to have sex etc.

7. 4. Economic violence included stopping food,
stopping maintenance for victim, stopping
maintenance for children, dowry demand, not
permitting to earn income, forcing to earn etc.

9. Example:
“Demanding of Dowry claim” In Jahanginagar village of
Raipura Upazila of Narsingdi on January 2, 2018, a 22-
year-old woman’s hair and eyebrows were brutally cut
off by her husband. The father-in-law burned both
hands with cigarette fire.
There was no justice in the case filed by the woman
instead her husband went out on bail. Judiciary has
not yet developed properly in Bangladesh.

10. How to reduce Family violence against
women:
1.Raising awareness of family violence and change
norms
2. Making services and institution accountable to
community needs
4.3.Individual counseling
5.Batterers intervention programs(BIPs)
6.No drop policy
7.Safe house

11. 8.Implementing necessary laws against
false advertising in relationships.
9.Building a resiliency.
10.Women empowerment.
11.Positive role of social media.
12.Expansion of women institutions.
13.Implement necessary law by
government.
14.Proper punishment for violator and
Give constitutional support to women.

12. Laws of family violence against
women:
•Domestic violence(prevention and protection)
Act,2010
• The dowry prohibition Act,1980
• Repression against women and children(special
provision) Act, 1995
•Constitutional orders(27,28,31,32)
•The penal code of bangladesh
•The Acid Crime control Act 2002

13. পথে ঘাথে দিথেরাথে, চলথে চাই দেরাপথি’,
‘ভাথ া োরী লজ্জা-ভয়, মােব ো আর পরাজয়’,
‘োরী দের্যােথের দবরুথে রুথে িা
াঁ ড়াও একসাথে’,
‘সবাই দমথল এদিথয় চদল, োরী দের্যােে বন্ধ কদর’,