Childhood at Risk: The Overlooked SRHR Crisis Behind Child Labour in Bangladesh
A rights-based lens on gender, menstrual health, and adolescent SRHR in Bangladesh Every child deserves a future — free from labour, full of rights. 🔎 Knowledge for Change | Justice for … Read More »
Still Falling Behind: SRHR struggles of postmenopausal women in Dhaka’s Bihari camp
In the narrow alleys of Mohammadpur Geneva Camp (MGC), where thousands of Bihari families live in dire conditions, women’s sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) often fade into the background. … Read More »
“Not Just the Baby Blues”: Understanding Post-Partum Depression in Bangladesh
When a baby is born, so is a mother. But in the rush of celebration, the mother’s own emotional turmoil often goes unnoticed. In Bangladesh, many new mothers suffer in silence … Read More »
A New Milestone In Battle Against AIDS: CRISPR-based Gene Editing Successfully Removed HIV-Like Virus from Primates
A single injection of a CRISPR-based gene-editing therapy has successfully and safely removed SIV—an HIV-like virus—from the genomes of non-human primates, according to a new study by researchers at the Lewis … Read More »
Sighs From Behind Closed Doors: Understanding Sexual Inactivity Among Married Women in Bangladesh
Sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) are often spoken of in terms of access to contraception, maternal care, or menstrual hygiene. But there’s a quieter crisis unfolding behind the scenes: sexual … Read More »
The Fault in Child Marriage: An overview of the effects of child marriage through the lens of SRHR
At an age when a young girl is supposed to explore her interests, stay engaged in education, play with her dolls, enjoy her childhood, develop her skills and thoughts, and so … Read More »
Virginity and Patriarchy: Examining the Pothi Ritual in Sindh’s Bagarri Community
The paper “Gendered Virginity in Pakistan: Rituals, Trials, and Punishment for a Girl in a Bagarri Community of Sindh” explores how the Pothi virginity ritual enforces gendered power dynamics in the … Read More »
Unmet Needs of the Adolescents: Bridging the SRHR Divide for Bangladeshi Adolescents
A recent report titled “Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) of Adolescents in Bangladesh: Policy Prospects and Challenges” was authored by a team of researchers aiming to explore the policy … Read More »
From Policy to Reality: Protecting the SRHR of Transgender Women in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, despite official recognition as a separate gender category, transgender women (known locally as hijra) continue to face systemic discrimination, with alarming implications for their sexual and reproductive health and … Read More »
Research Brief: The Impact of Adolescent Motherhood on Child Undernutrition in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, nearly 71% of adolescent girls give birth before turning 19, a trend that has significant implications for child health and nutrition. This widespread phenomenon has been linked to higher … Read More »