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Mukto Mona blogger Rafida Ahmed visited Germany

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© Reuters/Str

DW’s the Bobs competition 2015 (#thebobs15) has given an award to the Mukto Mona blog, which means ‘freethinker’ in English. One of the bloggers of the group blogging site, Rafida Ahmed Bonya, will receive the award on June 23, 2015 at GMF (#dw_gmf). We will follow her during the visit and will include regular updates about her. So stay with us!

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20.06.2015 | 16:10

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Attack on a girl by policemen for protesting against sexual harassment

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© AFP/Getty Images/M. Uz Zaman

Policemen in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, have been in the news this week after officers brutally beat and kicked a girl taking part in a protest against sexual harassment. The incident has been condemned in social media.

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15.05.2015 | 12:12

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‘Because of my husband’s writings the taboo about being a freethinker has been shattered’

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Although the Bangladeshi authorities have yet to establish the motive behind the murder of blogger Avijit Roy, his wife claims religious fundamentalists killed her husband because of his writings.

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08.05.2015 | 11:58

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“India is not a country of rapists”

Foreign students in Germany (Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa)

Foreign students in Germany (Copyright: picture-alliance/dpa)

An email to an Indian student from a German professor rejecting his application because of the ‘rape problem’ in India has gone viral. While many people criticized the attitude of the professor, some focused on a different aspect of the problem.

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11.03.2015 | 17:15

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Multitasking dad puts on pants while holding baby

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A video of a father putting on pants while holding his baby in both hands has gone viral. Many people have shared the video on social media. The identity of the dad has not yet been discovered but he showed an amazing way to put on pants while holding a baby in both hands. And he took only 90 seconds to complete the job!

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22.01.2015 | 9:24

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The #selfie trend spins money for businesses

SelfieTwitter has declared 2014 the year of the selfie. The word, which means self-portrait, has been used more than 94 million times on Twitter throughout the year. And women are more likely to take selfies than men.

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31.12.2014 | 12:31

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Rape is a woman’s fault, says Bangladesh police

You will probably not believe this. It was hard for me to digest as well, but this police officer repeatedly said that girls should properly cover themselves to avoid being raped. He told this to a female journalist while sitting in a police station.

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27.11.2014 | 10:30

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