Acid violance

Jesmin Akter 23 suffering acid attack by her husband for dowry, admitted in Dhaka Medical College Hospital in Dhaka, Bangladesh on February 02, 2016.

Acid violence has been increased recently as there were 3625 person has been victims of acid attacks in 3270 incidents between 1999 to 2015, where 1847 were female, 901 were male and 877 were children, according to the Acid Survivors Foundation.

According to Bangladesh National Women Lawyer Association in 2015 violence for dowry, and stalking had increased and incidents resulted in the killing of 1,847 women and girls while 301 others had committed suicide.