Combating Violence against Women in South Asia: An Overview of Bangladesh

The term violence against women is not new to us. But today this problem is very seriously committed through all over the world especially in south Asia likes, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Shrilanka, Mayanmar, Nepal and Afghanistan. In this paper I have tried to explore the nature, forms, causes, impact and the remedies are available of violence against women in South Asia especially in Bangladesh. Lastly I have recommends how to combat women violence in Bangladesh as well as South Asia in the light of International organization of violence against women by considering the socio-economic and cultural environment of Bangladesh. The paper is based on secondary sources of information like books, journals, research reports and newspapers. Relevant literature has also been collected through Internet browsing.