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    Sexual Harassment of Female Students- Violence Against Female Enlightenment: Bangladesh Perspective
    (Premier University, Chattogram, 2016-07) Biswas, Anup Kumar
    Sexual harassment to females or violence against women is not a rare occurrence in Bangladesh like many other countries of the world. But harassment of female students which is an unwanted issue for every civilized community has become a burning question nowadays due to exposure in both electronic and press media. This article is intended to explore and understand the causes and consequences of sexual harassment and sexual violence. It particularly attaches supreme emphasis on identifying and solving any sexual harassment problem that may exist either in or outside educational institutions. A situational analysis of sexual harassment of female students with some recent reported incidents has also been provided. The prevailing guidelines and provisions of laws have been discussed in comparison with the international instruments and policies of some other countries. Finally, an attempt has been made to design a concerted anti-sexual harassment policy in the form of probable necessary recommendations in order to ensure a sound educational environment for facilitating the enlightenment of the female students in Bangladesh.