Archive · 21 Sep 2026
Bangladesh Reports 155 Child Deaths, 15,000 Missing This Year
A rights group says many children in Bangladesh have been harmed or killed this year.
It recorded 155 child deaths from January through August.
Some children disappeared and were later found dead.
Others died after abuse, family violence, rape or other attacks.
Police reports also described recent killings of children in Pabna and Jamalpur.
More than 15,000 children were reported missing from January through July.
Authorities found 13,679 of them, but 2,038 were still missing.
The figures show a serious safety problem for children across the country.
Ain o Salish Kendra recorded 155 child deaths linked to violence between January and August.
The rights group said 36 missing children's bodies were recovered during the first eight months.
It reported deaths from physical abuse, family-related violence, rape, attempted rape, shootings, abduction and stalking.
More than 15,000 children reportedly disappeared nationwide between January and July, with 2,038 still missing.
Recent cases included the rape and killing of children in Pabna and Jamalpur, according to police reports.
- Who
- Children in Bangladesh, with figures compiled by Ain o Salish Kendra and reports from police and media.
- What
- At least 155 children were reported killed between January and August, while 15,717 children were reported missing between January and July.
- When
- The death figures cover January through August; the missing-person figures cover January through July of this year.
- Where
- Across Bangladesh, including reported cases in Pabna and Jamalpur.
- Why
- The reported deaths involved violence including physical abuse, family-related violence, rape, murder, abduction, shootings and stalking.
- Child deaths recorded
- 155 between January and August
- Bodies of missing children recovered
- 36 during the first eight months
- Children reported missing
- 15,717 between January and July
- Children traced
- 13,679
- Still missing
- 2,038, or nearly 13 percent of those reported missing
- Other cases recorded by Ain o Salish Kendra
- 99 cases involving suicide, mysterious deaths and recovered children's bodies
- Recent investigations
- Two people were arrested in each of two reported child-killing cases in Pabna and Jamalpur