Bangladesh proclaims Eve Teasing Protection Day as more women commit suicide after being sexually harassed...

This Sunday (13 June) has been designated Eve Teasing Protection Day by the education ministry in Bangladesh.

The announcement reflects increasing concern over the worrying number of girls and women who have committed suicide in the country to escape sexual harassment known as Eve Teasing.

Eve Teasing is a catch-all term which usually involves young men irritating or upsetting girls or women by making sexual innuendos against them in public or in work places. More...

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