In Bangladesh, women still commit much less crime than men, but the rate is increasing. As a study shows that the crimes committed by female was only 1.7 per cent in 1971 which increased to 3.8 per cent in 1992 and to 13 per cent in 2008. In addition, in 2003, there were 1,910, or 2.8 per cent, female prisoners in jails of Bangladesh while in 2017, there were 2,772 female prisoners, or 3.8 per cent, having a growth rate of 2.9 per cent. These data indicate a growing trend in female offending in Bangladesh over the years.
