Lifetime Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence :542 % (1)
Physical and/or Sexual Intimate Partner Violence in the last 12 months : 269 % (2)
Lifetime Non-Partner Sexual Violence : 3 % (3)
Child Marriage :514 % (4)
Report of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, its Causes and Consequences
Concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
Gender Inequality Index Rank :131 (5)
Global Gender Gap Index Rank :71 (6)
Bangladesh | 2019
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Regulations
Form of Violence : Sexual harassment
Bangladesh | 2018
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls, Other harmful practices
Bangladesh | 2018 | 2030
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Bangladesh | 2018 | 2030
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
Bangladesh | 2018
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Regulations
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
Bangladesh | 2018
Type of Measure : Police > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Bangladesh | 2018
Type of Measure : Education > Formal education
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Bangladesh | 2017
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
Bangladesh | 2017
Type of Measure : Social services > Hotline/Helpline
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Bangladesh | 2017
Type of Measure : Education > Formal education
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
(1) Proportion of ever-married women aged 15+ experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence at least once in their lifetime. Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 2016. Report on Violence Against Women (VAW) Survey 2015. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
(2) Proportion of ever-married women experiencing intimate partner physical and/or sexual violence in the last 12 months. Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 2016. Report on Violence Against Women (VAW) Survey 2015. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
(3) Proportion of all women aged 15+ experiencing sexual violence by perpetrators other than a husband during lifetime. Source: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, 2016. Report on Violence Against Women (VAW) Survey 2015. Dhaka: Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
(4) Percentage of women aged 20 to 24 years who were first married or in union before age 18. Source: UNICEF global databases, 2021, based on DHS, MICS and other nationally representative surveys.
(5) The Gender Inequality Index is a composite measure reflecting inequality between women and men in three different dimensions: reproductive health (maternal mortality ratio and adolescent birth rate), empowerment (share of parliamentary seats held by women and share of population with at least some secondary education), and labour market participation (labour force participation rate). Source: United Nations Development Programme, Human Development Report 2021/2022.
(6) The Global Gender Gap Index benchmarks national gender gaps on economic, political, education and health criteria. Source: World Economic Forum, the Global Gender Gap Report 2022.