Note: This is a selective list of English language research and newspaper articles, books, reports on domestic violence and/or violence against women in Bangladesh, research on South Asian women's experiences in USA, and some general articles and reports on violence against women that contain information about Bangladesh and/or other issues. We have found these older and more recent materials useful in our research and writing and have included web site links where possible. Please send your comments and/or additions to Kathryn Ward, kbward@siu.edu

Abraham, Margaret. 2000. Speaking the Unspeakable: Marital Violence among South Asian Immigrants in the United States. New Brunswick NJ: Rutgers University Press.

Ahmed-Ullah, Noreen S. 1999. Breaking the silence of abuse Groups reaching out to women from South Asia. Pp. 9 in Daily Herald. Arlington Heights.

Ahmed, M. 1985. Status, Perception, Awareness and Marital Adjustment of Rural Women: The Role of the Grameen Bank. Paper No.31. Grameen Bank, Dhaka.

Ahmed, Syed Masud, Alayne M. Adams, Mushtaque Chowdhury, and Abbas Bhuiya 2000. Gender, socioeconomic development and health-seeking behaviour in Bangladesh. Social science & medicine, pp. 361 (12 pages).

Ahsan, Mohammad Badrul. 2001. Cross talk The night of the lost nose-pins. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200111/16/n1111602.htm#BODY3 in The Daily Star. Dhaka.

Ain-O-Salish Kendra. Various years. Reports on women's and human rights.

Akhter, Rifat. 2002. Impact of Domestic Violence on Reproductive Morbidity and Empowerment: An Empirical study on Floating Women and Sex Worker in Bangladesh. in paper presented at Midwest Sociological Society, April. Milwaukee WI.

—. 2002. Violence Against Women Costs Women's Health and Lives: An Emerging Problem of Bangladesh. in Unpublished paper, Department of Sociology, Southern Illinois University. Carbondale, IL USA.

Akhter, Rifat and Kathryn B. Ward. 2004. Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Towards Domestic Violence: Listening to Bangladeshi Women's Voices. in Paper presented at the meetings of American Sociological Association. San Francisco, CA, USA. rifat@siu.edu

Akhter, Rifat, Saif Islam, and Kathryn B. Ward. 2005. Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices on Domestic Violence Against Women in Bangladesh. in Paper presented at the meetings of the American Sociological Association. Philadelphia, PA, USA. kbward@siu.edu

Akhter, Sabrina. 2002. Child marriage: Root of many evils. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/jan/25/25012002fr.htm#A5 in The Independent. Dhaka.

Ameen, Nusrat. 2005. Wife Abuse in Bangladesh: An Unrecognised Offence. Dhaka: University Press Ltd.

Amnesty International. 2004. It's in Our Hands to Stop Domestic Violence http://web.amnesty.org/aidoc/aidoc_pdf.nsf/Index/ACT770012004ENGLISH/$File/ACT7700104.pdf

—. 2004. Making Violence Against Women Count--Facts and Figures--Media Briefing http://web.amnesty.org/library/pdf/ACT770362004ENGLISH/$File/ACT7703604.pdf Amnesty International, London.

—. 2005. Stop violence against women: How to use international criminal law to campaign for gender-sensitive law reform http://web.amnesty.org/library/pdf/IOR400072005ENGLISH/$File/IOR4000705.pdf Amnesty International.

Anderson, Kristin L and Debra Umberson. 2001. Gendering violence: Masculinity and power in men's accounts of domestic violence. Gender & Society 15:358-380.

Anwary, Afroza. 2003. Acid Violence and Medical Care in Bangladesh: Women's Activism as Carework. Gender & Society 17:305-313.

Asaduzzaman, E A M. 2004. Thousands say no to dowry RDRS beneficiaries evolve a unique way to motivate people in dowry-free marriage in Jaldhaka upazila, Nilphamari. http://thedailystar.net/2004/10/17/d41017070162.htm in Daily Star. Dhaka.

Azim, Safia. 2001. Naripokho's Pilot Study on Violence Against Women in Bangladesh. Naripokho, Dhaka.

Babul, Parvez. 2003. Violence against women continues. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/news/jun/06/06062003ft.htm#A2 in The Independent Bangladesh.

Bates, Lisa M., Sidney Ruth Schuler, Farzana Islam, and Md. Khairul Islam. 2005. Socioeconomic Factors and Processes Associated With Domestic Violence in Rural Bangladesh. International Family Planning Perspectives 30:190-99.

Begum, Hamida Akhter, Safia Azim, and Shaheen Islam. 1999. Violence Against Women and Children. The British Council, DFID, Dhaka.

Bergen, R. K. 1995. Surviving wife rape: How women define and cope with the violence. Violence Against Women 1:117-138.

Blanchet, Therese, Hannan Biswas, and Masuda A.Lucky. 2001. Constructions of Masculinities and Violence Against Women. CARE, Bangladesh, Dhaka.

BNWLA. Various Years. Violence Against Women in Bangladesh. Dhaka: Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association.

—. 2001. Forced Marriages: A Blot in Women's Freedom of Expression. Dhaka: Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association.

BSS-UNICEF FEATURE. 2005. Acid attack on women: a threat to social life. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/jan/21/21012005wo.htm#A5 in Independent. Dhaka.

BSS. 2001. Child marriage is still widespread in country; Poverty singled out as root cause. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200110/31/n1103110.htm#BODY3 in The Daily Star. Dhaka.

—. 2001. Violence causes deaths of 14pc expectant mothers. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200109/19/n1091910.htm#BODY3 in The Daily Star. Dhaka.

—. 2002. Demand for dowry puts girls' parents in distress. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/aug/14/14082002ct.htm#A4 in The Independent. Dhaka.

—. 2002. Early child bearing, marriage cause high maternal death he risk factors for high maternal mortality are early marriage and early child bearing in Bangladesh. http://www.bangladesh-web.com/news/jul/08/n08072002.htm#A8 in News from Bangladesh. Dhaka.

—. 2005. Stopping violence against women stressed. http://www.bssnews.net/index.php?genID=BSS-03-2004-02-16&id=7 in BSSNews. Dhaka.

Correspondent. 2000. Dowry deaths on the rise in northern region. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/jun/22/22062000ct.htm#A3 in Independent. Dhaka.

—. 2001. Killing of housewives for dowry rampant in S-W region. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/feb/11/11022001ct.htm#2 in Independent. Dhaka.

—. 2002. 50 housewives murdered in 75 days in 13 districts from North Bengal. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/jun/30/30062002ct.htm#A6 in The Independent. Dhaka.

Das Dagupta, Shamita. 1998. A Patchwork Shawl: Chronicles of South Asian Women in America. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press.

End Violence Against Women-Info Project. 2005. Violence Against Women and HIV/AIDS. http://www.endvaw.org/resources/violence_hivaids.php

Falguni, Audity. 2002. 13 women fall victim to acid attack a month Only two cases referred to court. http://www.bangladesh-web.com/news/aug/21/n21082002.htm#A5 in News from Bangladesh/The New Nation.

Garcia-Moreno, C. 2002. Violence Against Women: What is the World Health Organization doing? Gynecology & Obstetrics 78:S119 -S122.

García-Moreno, Claudia. 1999. Violence Against Women, Gender and Health Equity. http://www.hsph.harvard.edu/grhf/HUpapers/gender/garcia.html in Global Programme on Evidence for Health Policy (GPE) World Health Organization (WHO).

Gordon, Peter and Kate Crehan. 2001. Dying of Sadness: Gender, Sexual Violence and HIV Epidemic. http://www.undp.org/hiv/publications/gender/violencee.htm in Gender and the HIV Epidemic.

Hadi, A. 2000. Child abuse among working children in rural Bangladesh: prevalence and determinants. Public Health 114:380-384.

Hadi, Abdullah. 2000. Prevalence and correlates of the risk of marital violence in Bangladesh. Journal of Interpersonal Violence 15:787-805.

Hadi, Abdullahel. 2001. Change of Women's Position among the Left-Behind in Rural Bangladesh. International Journal of Population Geography Vol 7:53-61.

—. 2001. International migration and the change of women's position among the left-behind in rural Bangladesh. International Journal of Population Geography 7:53-61.

Haq, Naimul. 2002. Girls still remain victims of early marriage. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200201/20/n2012001.htm#BODY7 in The Daily Star. Dhaka.

Haque, Y.A. and J.M. Clarke. 2002. The Women Friendly Hospital Initiative in Bangladesh Setting: Standards for the care of Women Subject to Violence. Gynecology & Obstetrics 78:S45 -S50.

Hasnat Abdul Hye. 2005. Violence against women. http://www.newagebd.com/2005/jan/16/edit.html#2 in New Age. Dhaka.

Hayward, Ruth Finney. 2000. Breaking the Earthenwarejar: Lessons from South Asia to End Violence Against Women and Girls: UNICEF.

Heise, L., Moore, K., Toubia, N. 1999. Sexual Coercion and Reproductive Health. http://www.popcouncil.org/gfd/scoer/scandrh.html

Heise, Lori, Mary Ellsberg, and Megan Gottmoeller. 1999. Ending Violence Against Women. http://www.infoforhealth.org/pr/l11/violence.pdf Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, Baltimore.

Heise, Lori L. 1998. Violence against women: An integrated, ecological framework. Violence against Women 4:262-290.

Heise, Lori, M.Ellsberg, and M. Goetmoeller. 2002. A Global Overview. Gynecology & Obstetrics 78.

IPS. 2000. US to ease asylum for victims of domestic violence. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200012/12/n0121213.htm#BODY6 in Daily Star News. Dhaka.

—. 2002. U.S.: Abuse In South Asian Marriages May Be High. 07/26/2002 in IPS-Inter Press Service.

Islam, Mahmuda. 2005. South Asian Women's Advocacy Program: Domestic Violence among South Asian Families Living in the US. A report on fieldwork conducted under ALO-AID grant on domestic violence. Available from Dr. Islam: mahmuda@bangla.net or from Women from Women, Dhaka: women@bdonline. or call Women for Women: (880-2-8116376, 8120791)

Islam, Shaikh Nazrul. 2002. Attack on women up despite tough laws. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200203/17/n2031701.htm#BODY6 in The Daily Star. Dhaka.

Jahan, Roushan. 1994. Hidden Danger: Women and Family Violence in Bangladesh. Dhaka: Women for Women.

Jahan, Roushan and Mahmuda Islam. 1997. Violence Against Women in Bangladesh: Analysis and Action. Dhaka: Women for Women.

Johnson, Michael P and Kathleen J Ferraro. 2000. Research on domestic violence in the 1990s: Making distinctions. Journal of Marriage and the Family 62:948-963.

Kabeer, Naila. 1997. Women, Wages, and Intra-Household Power Relations in Urban Bangladesh. Development and Change 28:261-302.

Khairuzzaman, Z.A.M. 2005. Fighting for respect. http://www.thedailystar.net/law/2005/07/02/column.htm in Daily Star. Dhaka.

Khan, M. E, John W. Townsend, and Shampa D'Costa. 2002. Behind closed doors: a qualitative study of sexual behaviour of married women in Bangladesh. Culture, Health & Sexuality 4:237-256.

Khan, M. E. 2000. Sexual Violence in Bangladesh: Observations from a Field Study. Consultation on Sexual Violence Against Women, Melbourne.

Khan, M. E. and A. K. Ubaidur Rob et al. 2000. Gender Based Violence and its Impact on Women's Life: Some Observation from Bangladesh. in Regional Workshop on Impact of Gender Based Violence on the Health of Women. Delhi: Population Council.

Khan, Saira Rahman. 2001. The Socio-Legal Status of Bangli Women in Bangladesh. Dhaka: UPL.

Koenig, Michael A., Saifuddin Ahmed, Mian Balze Hossain, and A.B.M. Khorshed Alam Mozumder. 2003. Women's Status and Domestic Violence in Rural Bangladesh: Individual and Community Level Effects. Demography 40:269-288.

Krishan, Satya, Malahat Baig-Amin, Louisa Gilbert, Nabila El-Bassel, and Anne Waters. 1998. Lifting the Veil of Secrecy: Domestic Violence Against South Asian Women in the United States. Pp. 145-162 in A Patchwork Shawl: Chronicles of South Asian Women in America, edited by S. Das Dagupta. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press.

Loseke, D. R. 1992. The battered woman and shelters: The social construction of wife abuse.: Albany: State University of New York Press.

Lubna, Mehrin. 2004. A price too high. http://www.newagebd.com/2004/aug/27/aug27/xtra_cover.html in New Age. Dhaka.

Mahbuba Zannat. 2005. Domestic violence prevention act a must to protect women. http://thedailystar.net/2005/01/07/d50107100879.htm in Daily Star. Dhaka.

Majumdar, Dr. Badiul Alam. 2004. Women and death from hunger. http://thedailystar.net/2004/09/30/d40930150187.htm in Daily Star. Dhaka.

Mannan, M A. 2003. Neither Freedom Nor Choice: A Study of Wife Abuse in Rural Bangladesh. Forum on Women in Security and International Affairs/Bangladesh Freedom Foundation, Dhaka.

Mannan, M A. 2002. Violence Against Women: Marital Violence in Rural Bangladesh. Centre for Policy Dialogue, Dhaka.

Mollah, Md. Awal Hossain Mollah. 2005. Combating Violence against Women in South Asia: An Overview of Bangladesh. http://unpan1.un.org/intradoc/groups/public/documents/APCITY/UNPAN020004.pdf Rajshahi.

Mondal, Goutam. 2002. Child marriage: A social malady. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/apr/26/26042002ft.htm#A3 in The Independent. Dhaka.

Monsoor, Taslima. 1999. From Patriarchy to Gender Equity: Family Law and Its Impact on Women in Bangladesh. Dhaka: University Press Ltd.

Nankani, Sandhya. 2000. Breaking the Silence: Domestic Violence in the South Asian Community. Xlibris.

Naresh, Himani and Aparna Surendran. 1996. Silence: Domestic Violence. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/zamana/sangam/fall96/Silence.html

Naved, Ruchira T, Margaret Newby, and Sajeda Amin. 2001. The Effects of Migration and Work on Marriage of Female Garments Workers in Bangladesh. International Journal of Population Geography Vol 7:91-104.

Naved, Ruchira Tabassum. 2003. Background Paper for Regional Workshop on Parliamentary Advocacy for the Prevention of Violence Against Women. UNFPA Country Support Team for South and West Asia. Kathmandu, Nepal, Dhaka.

Odhikar. 2002. Our Rights and the Law: State of women and female children in 2001. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/law/200203/01/right.htm in The Daily Star. Dhaka.

—. 2004. Women and Children in Disadvantaged Situations. Dhaka: Odhikar:http://www.odhikar.org/pub/Pub2_26.htm

Oxfam. 2005. We can end all violence against women campaign: Bangladesh http://www.wecanendvaw.org/bangladesh.htm

Palma, Porimol. 2005. Violence against women on the rise. http://www.thedailystar.net/2005/01/12/d50112100174.htm in Daily Star. Dhaka.

Parvin Khaleda. 2004. Violence for dowry on rise in Chittagong. http://www.newagebd.com/2004/aug/11/met.html#1 in New Age. Dhaka.

Pereira, Faustina. 2002. The Fractured Scales: The Search for a Uniform Personal Code. Dhaka: UPL.

Pickup, Francine, Suzanne Williams, and Caroline Sweetman. 2001. Ending Violence Against Women: A Challenge for Development and Humanitarian Work. England: OXFAM.

Rahman, Saira. 2001. Reflections on women and violence in 2000. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200102/11/n1021109.htm#BODY1 in Daily Star News. Dhaka.

—. 2005. Gender violence in South Asia. http://thedailystar.net/law/2005/05/02/index.htm in Daily Star. Dhaka.

Rahman, Sultana. 2002. Ill-paid garment workers toil to save dowry money to buy husbands. http://www.dailystarnews.com/law/200211/04/index.htm in Daily Star. Dhaka.

Raj, Anita and Jay G. Silverman. 2002. Intimate Partner Violence Against South Asian Women in Greater Boston. Journal of American Women Medical Association 57:111-114.

Roy, A.K. 2001. Acid violence and existing laws in Bangladesh. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200102/11/n1021109.htm#BODY1 in Daily Star News. Dhaka.

Rozario, Santi. 2001. Claiming the Campus for Female Students In Bangladesh. Women's Studies International Forum 24:157-166.

Rudd, Jane. 2001. Dowry-Murder: An Example of Violence Against Women. Women’s Studies International Forum 24: 513–522.

Schuler, S.R., S.M Hashemi, and S. Badal. 1998. Men's violence against women in rural Bangladesh: Undermined or exacerbated by microcredit programmes? Development in Practice 8:147-157.

Schuler, S.R., S.M Hashemi, and A.P. Riley. 1997. The Influence of Women's Changing Roles and Status in Bangladesh's Fertility Transition: Evidence from a Study of Credit Programs and Contraceptive Use. World Development 25:563-575.

Schuler, S.R., S.M Hashemi, A.P. Riley, and S. Akhter. 1996. Credit programmes, patriarchy and men's violence against women in rural Bangladesh. Social Science and Medicine 43:1729-1742.

Sen, Purna. 1999. Domestic violence, deportation, and women's resistance: notes on managing inter-sectionality. Development in Practice 9:178-183.

Sharma, Shanchita. 2004. Hindu women in Bangladesh Suffering for absence of marriage registration. http://thedailystar.net/law/2004/06/04/index.htm 27 june 04 in Daily Star. Dhaka.

Siddiqui, Hanif A. 2001. Increasing repression against 'women,' a serious threat to humanity. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/mar/30/30032001cp.htm#1 in The Independent. Dhaka.

South Asia Women Parlimentarians. 2003. "The Dhaka Declaration for Eliminating Violence Against Women in South Asia." http://cst.kathmandu.unfpa.org/docs/np_vaw_dhaka.pdf in The Regional Workshop on Parlimentary Advocacy for the Prevention of Violence Against Women in South Asia. Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Staff Correspondent. 2001. Women are 'not so safe' at home: Study reveals 63pc serious incidents of violence. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200012/10/n0121010.htm#BODY4 in Daily Star News. Dhaka.

—. 2002. 51 working women raped in industrial sector in 6 months. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200208/06/n2080606.htm#BODY10 in The Daily Star. Dhaka.

—. 2004. ''Resist repression on women unitedly' Speakers tell Karmojibi Nari rally. http://thedailystar.net/2004/09/11/d40911100173.htm in Daily Star. Dhaka.

—. 2004. Watch team to stop torture on rural women. http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/09/24/d40924060478.htm in Daily Star. Dhaka.

Staff Correspondent. 2005. 7pc of violence against women filed with police in 2004. http://www.newagebd.com/2005/jul/31/met.html in New Age. Dhaka.

Staff Correspondent. 2005. 66 percent women murdered mainly for dowry Speakers tell workshop. http://thedailystar.net/2005/07/31/d50731060672.htm in Daily Star. Dhaka.

—. 2005. Exploitation, abuse routine for Bangladeshi women working in ME. http://thedailystar.net/2005/02/07/d5020701077.htm in Daily Star. Dhaka.

—. 2005. Legal aid needed to stop domestic violence Speakers tell meeting. http://thedailystar.net/2005/01/12/d50112060259.htm in Daily Star. Dhaka.

Staff Reporter. 2000. 600 repressed women got support from Women Support Project. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200003/30/n0033007.htm#BODY4 in Daily Star News. Dhaka.

—. 2000. Domestic violence endemic in the country, says UNFPA report. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/sep/21/21092000cr.htm#A2 in The Independent. Dhaka.

—. 2002. Poverty, male domination blamed for violence against women. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/jun/12/12062002mt.htm#A4 in The Independent. Dhaka.

—. 2002. Women sound the alarm over sharp rise in rape cases. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/jul/22/22072002cr.htm#A1 in The Independent. Dhaka.

—. 2003. '84 pc women in Bangladesh tortured by husbands'. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/jun/08/08062003mt.htm#A11 in Independent. Dhaka.

Staff Reporter. 2003. Violence against women issues should be included in school syllabus. http://independent-bangladesh.com/news/aug/14/14082003mt.htm#A6 in Independent. Dhaka.

Staff Reporter. 2004. 73pc of domestic violence victims have no income; DMCH One-StopCrisis Centre conducts survey on 100 respondents. http://bangladesh-web.com/view.php?hidDate=2004-08-01&hidType=TOP&hidRecord=0000000000000000016410 in News from Bangladesh-New Age. Dhaka.

—. 2004. Vulnerability of women spreading. http://nation.ittefaq.com/artman/publish/article_11949.shtml Aug 31 in New Nation-Ittefaq. Dhaka.

Steele, Fiona, Sajeda Amin, and Ruchira Naved. 2001. Savings/credit group formation and change in contraception. Demography 38:267-282.

Steele, Fiona, Sajeda Amin, and Ruchira T. Naved. 1998. The Impact of an Integrated Micro-credit Program on Women’s Empowerment and Fertility Behavior in Rural Bangladesh. Working Paper No.15. Population Council, New York.

Stevens, L. 2002. A Practical Approach to Gender-based Violence; A Programme Guide for Health Care Providers and Managers' Development by the UN Population Fund. Gynecology & Obstetrics 78:S111-S118.

Suran, Luciana, Sajeda Amin, Lopita Huq, and Kobita Chowdhury. 2004. Does Dowry Improve Life for Brides? A Test of Bequest Theory in Rural Bangladesh No.195 http://www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/wp/195.pdf

UNAIDS, UNFPA, and UNIFEM. 2004. Women and HIV/AIDS: Confronting the Crisis http://www.unfpa.org/upload/lib_pub_file/308_filename_women_aids1.pdf UNAIDS-UNFPA-UNIFEM, Geneva-New York.

UNB. 2001. Abuse of women by husbands common in Bangladesh. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200101/22/n1012207.htm#BODY14 in Daily Star News. Dhaka.

—. 2002. 37 raped last year, 8 of them killed. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200201/22/n2012206.htm#BODY6 in The Daily Star. Dhaka.

—. 2002. Dowry menace still on despite govt action. http://www.bangladesh-web.com/news/jul/20/n20072002.htm#A7 in News from Bangladesh. Dhaka.

—. 2002. Trafficking and sexual abuse Changes in social reintegration process of child survivors suggested. http://thedailystar.net/dailystarnews/200201/24/n2012410.htm#BODY3 in The Daily Star. Dhaka.

UNFPA. 2000. Lives Together, Worlds Apart: Men and Women in a Time of Change. United Nations Population Fund, New York.

UNICEF. 2000. Domestic Violence Against Women and Girls. Innocenti Digest.

—. 2001. Early Marriage Child Spouses, Digest7e, March. UNICEF Innocenti Center, Florence Italy.

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Zaman, Habiba. 1998. Patriarchy and Purdah: Structural and systemic violence against women in Bangladesh. Latvia: Life & Peace Institute.

—. 1999. Violence Against Women in Bangladesh: Issues and Responses. Women's Studies International Forum 22:37-48.

Zaman, Mahtabi. 2004. Garment workers, students most susceptible to sexual assault -Incidence of rapes rising; 67.5pc sexual harassment occurs at home. http://www.newagebd.com/2004/sep/06/front.html#6hpttphhhhhh200 in New Age. Dhaka.