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“We are three sisters!” I answer as my acquaintance asks back in reiteration, “You don’t have a brother?” I answer, “No” as I wonder for the zillionth time why people don’t ask boys whether they have a sister. Details…

Police carried out atrocities for revenge for the humiliation of a police officer of Biral Thana in Dinajpur district. The victims included men, women, children and elderly. They suffered severe injuries and the women victims were sexually molested. The police perpetrators remain unpunished due to the culture of impunity and the absence of legislation to protect the people from torture. The police have filed at least one case against the villagers and are harassing them. To-date no proper investigation has been carried out. Details…