Volume: VIII, Issue: IIIS, ISSN: 2454-6186

Issue: Volume 4; No. 09

The present study explored the current status of blaming the Bangladeshi women by understanding the blaming motives and identifying major domineers behind blaming. The study had purposively taken into consideration of two categories of crimes, including rape and sexual harassment. Primary data were collected using the case study method and eleven severe cases were selected from twenty-nine cases of Tangail district purposively. Four types of data sources were Tangail Police Station, Tangail Court Police, several NGOs (local and nationals), and local and national newspapers. The study found that gender with power and money were significant blaming motives in the context. Most of the respondents were victimized and further blamed and repeatedly victimized by their relatives rather than strangers. Moreover, patriarchy and public attitudes were prime domineers behind blaming. Consequently, the victim had to suffer and face anger, self-blame, disability, trauma, losing life, isolation, detention, defamation, threats and verbal assault, bullying or slangs, etc.

Social Science Review [The Dhaka University Studies, Part-D], Vol. 39, No.1, June 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3329/ssr.v39i1.64917 Published on 12th April, 2023

Volume 7, Number 1, June 2021, ISSN 2454-5694

Volume XXXII, 2014.

The main intent of the study was to find out the present nature of dark figure of crime in semi-urban Bangladesh through comparing police statistics and victimization survey. Therefore, Tongi thana of Gazipur district were randomly selected as a study area by using random digit method. Data have been collected from police statistics as well as victimization survey has also been conducted to understand the nature of dark figure of crime in semi-urban area. Victimization survey was conducted on three randomly selected wards (Ward-5, 9 and 11) to understand the nature of dark figure of crime. Sixty four samples were drawn out of 26000 populations above 12 years age by using purposive sampling technique. The study shows that corruption in systems, unwillingness of victims, negligence to the nature of crime and publicity are the most important reasons of the non-reporting of crime in respective area. Additionally, age of the respondents, nature of the occupation and income are moderately related to reporting of crime than gender, religion and marital status of the victims. The study concludes that majority (74%) of the crime incidences is non-reported and rate of dark figure is 178.29. So it is an urgent need for the Government to develop positive police public relation, smooth policing and criminal justice system, and swift crime prevention strategies for controlling and reducing crime wholly.