Dhaka, September 21, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
At least 155 children were killed across Bangladesh between January and August this year in incidents involving disappearance, rape, physical abuse, family-related violence and other forms of violence, according to a human rights organisation cited by local media.
Dhaka-based rights organisation Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) said the bodies of 36 children reported missing were recovered during the first eight months of 2026.
According to the organisation, 68 children died due to physical abuse, while 49 were killed in incidents of family-related violence. Another 26 children, including two boys, were killed after being raped.
Four children died following attempted rape, three were shot dead, two domestic workers died due to physical abuse, two children were killed by stalkers and another was killed following abduction, ASK said.
During the same period, ASK recorded 99 cases involving suicide, mysterious deaths and the recovery of children’s bodies, the Dhaka Tribune reported.
The figures come amid reports of several cases of rape, murder, fatal physical abuse and killings of children across Bangladesh. In several incidents, the accused were reportedly known to the victims.
A 10-year-old child who went missing in Pabna Sadar on September 9 was found dead in a ditch seven days later. Police said the child had been raped and killed, and two people were arrested in connection with the case.
In another case, the body of a seven-year-old child who disappeared after leaving for school in Madarganj, Jamalpur, on September 10 was found buried beneath the floor of a classmate’s house the following day.
Police said the classmate’s father had raped and killed the child. Two people were arrested in connection with the case.
The Dhaka Tribune also reported that seven children were killed alongside other family members in four separate incidents.
The killings have unfolded alongside a wider crisis of children going missing across Bangladesh.
Various media reports said more than 15,000 children disappeared nationwide between January and July this year. Bangladesh Police Headquarters said in a press release earlier this month that 15,717 children had gone missing during the first seven months of 2026.
Of these, 13,679 children were traced, while 2,038 remained missing, accounting for nearly 13 per cent of the total reported missing cases.
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