Over 75% Women in Bangladesh Experience Violence after Marriage: Survey

More than 75 percent of married Bangladeshi women experience violence from partners at least once in their lifetime, a national survey published Monday said.

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"This report must mark the beginning of transformative action to prevent violence, strengthen services, and ensure justice for survivors," said Catherine Breen Kamkong, from the UN Population Fund, UNFPA. Younger women, aged from 15 to 19 years, and women from urban slums and disaster-prone coastal regions such as Barisal and Khulna experienced even higher rates, of more than 80 percent, the survey added. The survey, car-