Jan
27
Bangladesh says ‘eve-teasing’ belittles sex crimes
By , 0 viewsBangladesh says ‘eve-teasing’ belittles sex crimes
Bangladesh’s High Court has ruled that using the South Asian term “eve-teasing” to describe the sexual harassment of women downplays serious crimes, a lawyer said Thursday.
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Bangladesh, South Asia’s biggest rice buyer, doubled its import target for this year to cool domestic prices that surged to a record in December as consumers and farmers hoarded supplies, a government official said.
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