Covid 19: Human Rights or Public Health
The Covid-19 pandemic is having its impact on each and every person around the world in one way or the other. The ones who are most affected by this pandemic are … Read More »
Abortion by Choice: Will Bangladesh Reform its Colonial laws?
While going through a typical Facebook post last week, a woman posted a write-up showing her bitter experience in making her 5 year old son’s passport. She felt harassed and powerless … Read More »
Joya Sikder: Empowering Others
In part one, Joya Sikder spoke about the struggles she had to face for living her life in a way she wanted to live. In this article, she talks about her … Read More »
Commonwealth Day: Young People urging the government for legal justice in Bangladesh through #Reform53 campagin
The Commonwealth is the home of 2.4 billion people and 60% of its population is under 30 years of age. Each of the youth living in the Commonwealth region is a … Read More »
‘The terms ‘Transgender’ and ‘Hijra’ are not the same’ says Joya Sikder
Joya Sikder is the President of Somporker Noya Setu (SNS), an organisation that works to ensure the rights and equality of transgender people through institutional capacity building, advocacy and networking at … Read More »
SRHR Dictionary
Many SRHR terms, such as period, contraception and sex, are widely known in English, but not in Bangla. Practitioners from various NGOs and INGOs working in the field often need to … Read More »
To Touch Or Not To Touch
Valentine’s Day is an important day for romantic partners to express their love for each other in many different ways. Physical intimacy is one of the many important pillars that builds … Read More »
World Cancer Day: Focusing on Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian Cancer is not as common as cervical cancer, and it can not be detected with the Pap test. The symptoms that accompany ovarian cancer can be easily mistaken as common … Read More »
When are my periods not normal?
On average, the menstrual cycle occurs every 21-35 days. Most commonly, it occurs every 28 days. Each period lasts from two to seven days. In some cases, periods can be an … Read More »
GoB includes Young People in its Development Agenda
The Directorate General of Family Planning organised the ‘Dissemination of National Plan of Action for Adolescent Health Strategy and National Conference on Adolescent Health’ on January 12 at Bangabandhu International Conference … Read More »