From Peer to Peer Learning: How YPSA Is Making SRHR Conversations Easier in Chattogram
For many adolescents, asking a question about menstruation, puberty, relationships or reproductive health can feel harder than facing an exam. The information may exist, but reaching the right person is often … Read More »
Thirst, Salinity and SRHR: How Coastal Salinity Is Shaping Women’s Health
A water crisis is rarely just about water. In coastal Bangladesh, a woman walking several kilometres to collect drinking water is also losing time, energy, privacy and, potentially, access to healthcare … Read More »
Aalo Clinic’s AI Integration: Can Bangladesh Make Primary Healthcare Truly Available?
What if a routine health check could prevent a hospital visit months later? And what if that check happened not in a large hospital, but in a neighbourhood clinic or through … Read More »
The First Defence for Every Child: Is Bangladesh Doing Enough to Raise Awareness about Breastfeeding?
Every year, World Breastfeeding Week reminds the world of a simple truth. A mother’s breast milk is often called a baby’s “first vaccine” because it provides the earliest protection against infection … Read More »
Kapasia Model’s Quiet Collapse: The Rise & Fall of an All Praised Maternal Healthcare Support
In a quiet corner of Gazipur, a system that once promised every pregnant woman a safer path to delivery is fraying. The Kapasia model, built around digital tracking, handbooks, and local … Read More »
Maternal Healthcare Can’t Wait: Reproductive Health Must Be Part of Bangladesh’s Flood Response
Floods often leave behind visible destruction. Roads disappear, homes collapse, and crops are washed away. Yet one of the least visible consequences unfolds quietly inside overcrowded shelters, damaged health centres, and … Read More »
Why can’t our mothers retire??? Society has yet to learn how to let women rest
It was a routine job application, one of those ordinary, forgettable tasks where you move quickly from one blank space to another, answering questions almost automatically. Name, address, educational background. Then: … Read More »
Ireland’s New Domestic Violence Register: Bangladesh Should Introduce Similar Tactics to Ensure Safe Relationship Choices
How many women would have chosen differently if they knew the truth before entering an abusive relationship? It is an uncomfortable question. Yet it sits at the heart of a new … Read More »
543 Children, 456 Cases, 7,068 Police Records. Are We Counting Child Sexual Abuse Correctly in Bangladesh?
7,068 in 2025. 5,566 in 2024. 786. 543. 776. 456. What are these numbers? Are they signs of economic growth, improved education, or a new social milestone that Bangladesh should celebrate? … Read More »
When Intimacy Feels Like a Test: The Hidden Cost of Unrealistic Expectations in Modern Relationships
Modern society celebrates confidence in almost every aspect of life. Yet, when it comes to intimacy, confidence often disappears behind closed doors. Many people silently struggle with performance anxiety, believing they … Read More »