Abstract :
Child sexual abuse is not only serious and dangerous issue but also very complex and universal problem along
with Bangladesh. It is commonly said that today?s children are the next future generation and valuable asset who will
play important parts for the essence of the country and nation. The child sexual abuse is much mountainous problem than
it has been expected. If the historical background of the child sexual abuse is followed, then we find it first turned into an
open issue in the late 1970 and 1980. But before that time, it was hidden topic up to 1968, 44 out 50 US states had
authorized a compulsory law that was mandatory to all doctors to report instances of suspicious child abuse. But in
present world child sexual abuse not only the subject of US but also subject in all the countries in the world. In
Bangladesh, child sexual abuse is also very serious problem and it has many negative impacts by which the society
affected seriously. And it is a matter of great sorrow that child sexual abuse is increasing day by day in Bangladesh. It is
very much needed to discuss the overall scenario of child sexual abuse in Bangladesh context to prevent this problem on
a permanent basis.
Keyword :
Child Sexual Abuse, Legal System, Bangladesh, Convention on the Rights of Child