Domestic Violence in Bangladesh Analyzing from the Contemporary Peace & Conflict Perspectives (original) (raw)

Domestic Violence has been a common practice throughout the recorded history. Corresponding to the other parts of the world, domestic violence has been one of the major problems that affect the lives of many women both in the urban and the rural areas of Bangladesh. Now a day, Bangladesh ranks one of the highest in the world with respect to violence against women and, in terms of domestic violence, 50% to 70% of women in the country report being abused by their male partners. Major forms of domestic violence in Bangladesh include physical, sexual, economic and psychological violence. However, the patriarchal social structure, the culture of acceptance and the wide practice of community violence are considered as the key factors promoting domestic violence in the country. Existing legal and institutional mechanisms often seem inefficient and malfunctioning to protect the rights of the victims. Following rigorousness of the phenomena, there are several initiatives to be made by the stakeholders on the basis of short, medium and long run in order to stop domestic violence from Bangladesh.