A child in Dhaka’s Karial slum, Bangladesh. Bangladeshi children are increasingly becoming victims of sexual brutality. A report released by the Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum, a Dhaka-based child rights organization, revealed that at least 496 children were raped in Bangladesh during the first six months of 2019.

First published in the July 10, 2019, 9:26 p.m. edition

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