9% increase in Intimate partner violence (IPV) in Bangladesh- New study
CARE Bangladesh organized an in-house workshop titled ‘Workshop on GBV in Bangladesh: Sharing Preliminary Findings and Shaping Future Directions’ to share the findings of a study conducted in collaboration with JAAGO Foundation and icddr, b. The study aimed to measure the national prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Bangladesh. This research is crucial, as nearly a decade has passed without updated information on this issue, with the last Violence Against Women survey being conducted in 2015.
Ram Das, Country Director, CARE Bangladesh, inaugurated the event with his opening remarks where he emphasized that women and girls are central to CARE's focus, noting that empowering women is crucial for gender equality. Citing a Sanskrit text, he shared, “The Creator rejoices when wo...