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According to the Oxford English Dictionary , the word "violence" originates from the Latin term "Vialatia," which literally means force, oppression, or assault. Violence against women is not limited to physical abuse—it encompasses all forms of exploitation, discrimination, and oppression. As defined by Article 1 of the 1993 United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Violence against Women : "Violence against women includes any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual, or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats, coercion, or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or private life." Bangladeshi feminist Zarina Rahman Khan echoes this sentiment, stating that violence against women includes not only physical abuse but also any form of exploitation and oppression. Social Causes Behind Women’s Subjugation in Bangladesh Bangladeshi society places women in s...