Awaz.bd
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| Founded | 7 September 2026 |
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| Founder | Rakibul Hasan, Salahuddin Jahangir |
| Type | Online platform |
| Legal status | Private |
Official language | Bengali, English |
| Website | https://awaz.bd/ |
Awaz.bd is a Bangladeshi online platform where users can anonymously share experiences of childhood sexual abuse.[1][2] It was launched on 7 September 2026 by Rakibul Hasan and Salahuddin Jahangir.[3] The platform aggregates voluntary, crowdsourced submissions to compile statistics on reported incidents, tracking metrics such as the victim's age, gender, and the incident location.[4] Because submissions are voluntary and self-reported, the compiled data is not statistically representative of child sexual abuse at the national level.[5]
Purpose and operations
[edit]Awaz.bd was established to document childhood sexual abuse in Bangladesh, including incidents taking place within educational institutions.[4] The site allows individuals to submit testimonies of abuse without providing identifying information.
Although the initiative initially focused on reports from male victims, it later expanded to accept submissions regarding female victims as well.[3] The founders have stated that the platform serves strictly an informational and documentation role, and does not conduct independent investigations or provide legal assistance.[6]
Statistics
[edit]Awaz.bd received 45 submissions during its first 24 hours, according to Daily Prothom Alo.[2] The number of submissions was reported to have reached 78 by the afternoon of 9 September and 93 by that evening.[7][8] By the afternoon of 10 September, the number had reached 124, according to The Daily Campus.[6]
Of the 124 submissions, 53% concerned boys and 47% concerned girls. The largest share involved children aged 10 to 12. The home was the reported location in 49% of the submissions, while 33% were associated with religious or educational institutions.[3]
Among the submissions associated with religious or educational institutions, Qawmi madrasas accounted for the largest number, according to BD Today.[9] The figures are based on anonymous accounts voluntarily submitted to the platform and are not official government statistics or nationally representative data on sexual abuse in Bangladesh.[3]
By 18 September 2026, 10 days after the platform was launched, 173 accounts had been published, according to Bangla Stream.[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "'আওয়াজ' প্ল্যাটফর্মে একের পর এক আসছে যৌন নিপীড়নের অভিযোগ". The Dissent. 9 September 2026.
- 1 2 "'সেই ট্রমা আজও বয়ে বেড়াই', নতুন প্ল্যাটফর্মে ২৪ ঘণ্টায় যৌন নিপীড়নের ৪৫ অভিজ্ঞতা". Prothom Alo. 9 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 "This website is trying to document Bangladesh's hidden child sexual abuse crisis". The Daily Star. 10 September 2026.
- 1 2 "যৌন নিপীড়নের অভিজ্ঞতা জানাতে নতুন প্ল্যাটফর্ম 'আওয়াজ ডট বিডি'". আজকের পত্রিকা. 9 September 2026.
- ↑ "Most child abuse reports on Awaz.bd involve known perpetrators". Dhaka Tribune. 10 September 2026.
- 1 2 "আওয়াজ উঠছে 'আওয়াজ ডট বিডি'-তে, শিক্ষাপ্রতিষ্ঠানের ৫১ শতাংশই কওমি মাদ্রাসার". দ্য ডেইলি ক্যাম্পাস. 10 September 2026.
- ↑ "আওয়াজ উঠাও: দুই দিনে ৬০ যৌন নিপীড়নের তথ্য". যুগান্তর. 9 September 2026.
- ↑ "'আওয়াজ' প্ল্যাটফর্মে উঠে এলো শিশু নিপীড়নের রোমহর্ষক নানা অভিযোগ". কালবেলা. 9 September 2026.
- ↑ "'আওয়াজ' প্ল্যাটফর্মে একের পর এক আসছে যৌন নিপীড়নের অভিযোগ". বিডি টুডে. 9 September 2026.
- ↑ আবদুল্লাহ কাফি (18 September 2026). "'আওয়াজে' ১০ দিনে ১৭৩ ভুক্তভোগীর যৌন নিপীড়নের না বলা কথা প্রকাশ". বাংলা স্ট্রিম.