• The International Center for Diarroheal Disease Research – Bangladesh says 60 per cent of women face violence in the country (2006)
• It is estimated 57.5 per cent of the women in the provinces of Bangladesh have suffered from either or both sexual and physical violence (WHO Multi-country Study, 2005)
• The One Stop Crisis Centre’s study shows that 70 per cent of the abuse happens at home
• More than half of the women in the country marry before age 15. This is the highest rate of early marriage in Asia and among the highest worldwide
• There are many incidents of acid attacks due to dowry disputes, leading often to blindness, disfigurement, and death. In 2002, 315 women and girls in Bangladesh were victims of acid attacks; in 2005 that number was 267 (UNIFEM)
• A study by NGO Odhikar shows that from 1 January 2001 to 28 February 2007 a total of 5,816 cases of rape were reported against women and children. Among these numbers, 636 women were killed after being raped, and 69 committed suicide after the incident, see http://www.iccnow.org/documents/Odhikar_IWD_PR_08mar07.pdf
• During this time a total 1,024 women were subjected to acid violence and a total of 1,884 women fell victim to dowry related violence.

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