Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The period January-August 2020 saw 983 alarming incidents of violence against children, with 465 dead, 415 sexually assaulted, 457 injured and 637 arrested, according to a latest report.

A 17 per cent increase in violence against children was reported in August 2020, compared to July this year, showed the report prepared by a project styled 'Bangladesh Peace Observatory (BPO)' under Centre for Genocide Studies at Dhaka University.

Barishal and Rajshahi saw the greatest rate of deaths in violence against children, with Barishal witnessing two times higher death rates compared to all other divisions (except for Rajshahi), it said.

However, the August 2020 number of incidents of violence against children stands at 142, ...