Welcome and thank you for taking time to visit our website. Violence in Bangladesh has reached epidemic proportions. Today, most of the Bangladeshis are touched directly or indirectly by violent acts. Violence and abuse affect women from all kinds of backgrounds every day. Sometimes, Women are attacked by strangers, but most often they are hurt by people who are close to them. Violence and abuse can cause terrible physical and emotional pain.

Bangladeshi women are facing different kinds of violence. They are not even aware about their rights and legal provisions against violence. Sometimes they need to share these with confident one. In response, National Helpline Centre for Violence against Women and Children, a helpline centre for the Bangladeshi women and children victim was founded in 19th June, 2012 to provide the immediate service to victims and links up to relevant agencies.

The helpline number is 109. It is a toll free number and available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It is accessible from all parts of Bangladesh and all beneficiaries can make call from both fixed phone and mobile phone.  It’s a confidential service that offers legal advice, police assistance, telephone counseling, referrals to other organizations service, information regarding violence issues.

The main purpose of this website is to inform the people, stakeholders and organizations about the helpline centre and told the women and children that you are not alone, you can get help.