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Recent Nature of Child Homicide in Bangladesh: A Content Analysis on Daily Newspapers

Author(s) Umme Gouse Kaniz Laila, Hamida Begum
Country Bangladesh
Abstract Child homicide is a remarkable issue in the present context of Bangladesh. The aim of this study is to reveal the socio-economic characteristics and reasons for child homicide. The researcher also tried to unveil those crimes which happened with child homicide and to show in which area these incidents mostly occurred. This study was mainly based on secondary data and content analysis method was used to analyses the data. Researchers collected data from January 2019 to December 2022 and a total of 110 cases were found in this time span. Among the founded cases, around 77 per cent victims were from lower income families and 29 per cent were killed due to family conflict. Whether any other crimes had occurred or not with child homicide was unknown for 38 per cent cases. Among around 62 percent known cases no crimes were occurred with 65 percent cases, and rape was major crime happened with this kind of homicide. Children were mostly become victims not only by their beloved parents but also by their relatives and neighbors. Around 64 percent of cases were found in rural areas.
Keywords Child homicide, content analysis, Bangldesh.
Field Sociology
Published In Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023
Published On 2023-11-25
Cite This Recent Nature of Child Homicide in Bangladesh: A Content Analysis on Daily Newspapers - Umme Gouse Kaniz Laila, Hamida Begum - IJFMR Volume 5, Issue 6, November-December 2023. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.8717
DOI https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2023.v05i06.8717
Short DOI https://doi.org/gs632x

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