A STUDY OF EVE TEASING IN BANGLADESH

This study determines the actual condition of female mobility on the public space in the male dominated society. In patriarchal society women are secluded from domestic sphere which is rigidly practice in Bangladeshi society at today of twenty first century. The study was conducted on 110 respondents through survey method. In the exploration of the nature of eve teasing, violence, mobility of female in the public space the study has focused some specific factors cordially that affect the female of the study area. The findings of the study elucidate that majority of respondents are victim of teasing for twice or more time. In educational institutions a significant number of respondents faced both oral and physical type of teasing where boys even teacher tease girls bitterly. The gender disparity in the society prevails here that some of the victim couldn’t protest the situation of teasing directly and high percent of victims don’t go to the law enforcing agency for stop the violence, thus the problem of women on the public ground free movement remains behind the comprehend of initial social concern of the policy initiators. The migratory place bring severe situation of eve teasing for girls according to the respondents response. From the views of the respondents greater portions of 89% of eve teasing happened with the proposal of affairs and also marriage, friendship and other factor responsible for this evil. Most of the respondents blame the social system is the basic sources of the eve teasing and the change of the social system is necessary for impediment of the evil from society.