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Cross-examination of rape victims nothing but mental torture. The New Nation, Bangladesh, 10 April 2008. Jerin Rahman, a pretty but meek schoolgirl, is full of dreams. Why not? After all she is a good student. Her mother wants to achieve through her what she could not do in her student life. But one day, some local goons shattered all of their dreams.

Consequences of Early Marriage on Female Schooling in Rural Bangladesh, ICDDR,B Health and Science Bulletin Vol. 5 No. 4 December 2007
Regional Study for the Harmonization of Anti-Trafficking Legal Framework in India, Bangladesh and Nepal with International Standards: Developing rights based approach for anti-trafficking actions in South Asia, Kathmandu School of Law, 2007
"With Intent to Destroy?" Rape As Genocide Under International Criminal Law. The Case Of Bangladesh, Lundstrom, J, Global Human Rights Defence, University of Lund, 2007
Anti-Child Trafficking Legislation in Asia: A Six Country Review, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand & Indonesia, International Labour Organisation, 2006
Bangladesh Gender Profile, Gender and Development Discussion Papers, Series No.4, German Development Bank (KfW) Shah, F. and Raschen, M., 2006
Domestic Violence Against Women in Bangladesh: ICDDR,B: Centre for Health and Population Research, 2006
From the front line: the impact of social, legal and judicial impediments to sexual health promotion, and HIV and AIDS related care and support for males who have sex with males in Bangladesh and India, S. Khan, A. Bondyopadhyay, K. Mulji, Naz Foundation International 2005
WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence: Bangladesh, 2005 (also available in French and Spanish)
Women of the World: Laws and Policies Affecting their Reproductive Lives: South Asia. Center for Reproductive Rights, 2004

Spousal Violence in Bangladesh as Reported by Men: Prevalence and Risk Factors. Johnson KB, Das MB. J Interpers Violence 2008. e-pub
Violence against women and the risk of under-five mortality: analysis of community-based data from rural Bangladesh. Asling-Monemi K, Tabassum Naved R, Persson LA. Acta Paediatr; 97(2): 226-32. 2008
Battered bodies and shattered minds: Violence against women in Bangladesh. Wahed T, Bhuiya A. Indian J Med Res; 126(4): 341-54. 2007: Full abstract
Intimate partner violence and sexually transmitted disease symptoms in a national sample of married Bangladeshi women. Decker MR, Miller E, Kapur NA, Gupta J, Raj A, Silverman JG. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2007
"Intimate partner violence and unwanted pregnancy, miscarriage, induced abortion, and stillbirth among a national sample of Bangladeshi women." Silverman, J. G., J. Gupta, et al. BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 114(10): 1246-1252. 2007
Violence against wives, sexual risk and sexually transmitted infection among Bangladeshi men, Silverman JG, Decker MR, Kapur NA, Gupta J, & Raj A, Sexually Transmitted Infections; 83:211-215, 2007
Domestic violence against women in Bangladesh, Health and Science Bulletin Vol. 4 No. 2, 2006
Socioeconomic Factors and Processes Associated With Domestic Violence in Rural Bangladesh, Lisa M. Bates, Sidney Ruth Schuler, Farzana Islam and Md. Khairul Islam International Family Planning Perspectives, Volume 30, Number 4, December 2004