105 women, children murdered last month

A total of 105 women and children were killed for different reasons last month, according to Bangladesh Mahila Parishad.

It prepared the statistics based on reports on 14 national dailies.

Out of 28 women tortured for dowry, 13 were killed, according to the statistics.

Twenty women and children were gang-raped and 103 rape incidents took place in the country, said a press release, adding that six victims were killed after rape. Thirteen women and children were victims of rape attempts, seven were sexually assaulted and 12 women were victims of sexual harassment. Forty-two women committed suicide for different reasons.