Girls Awaiting for the Day: The Silent Epidemic of Commercial Sexual Exploitation in Bangladesh
What happens when a child’s childhood is stolen for someone else’s profit? In Bangladesh, commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking continue to threaten children’s safety, dignity and future. Behind the crime are … Read More »
“Not more than two children, one is even better”: Bangladesh to Launch Year-Long Family Planning Campaign on December 1
The government will launch a year-long nationwide family planning campaign on December 1 to revive the country’s family planning programme and encourage couples to adopt contraceptive methods, Health Minister Sardar Md … Read More »
Bullied Online, Hurt Offline: Protecting Girls’ Mental Health Matters on International Day of the Girl Child
A cruel comment, a humiliating post or a threatening message can disappear from a screen without disappearing from a teenager’s life. For adolescent girls, online harassment can affect much more than … Read More »
From Fear to Freedom: More Women-Centred Transport Service like “Maya Ride” is Needed
For many women in Dhaka, a journey is more than a calculation of distance, fare and travel time. It can also involve another question: Will I be safe on the way? … Read More »
YPSA Held Stakeholders’ Meeting in Cox’s Bazar : Need for Adolescent-friendly SRHR Services Is Becoming Crucial
Ensuring adolescents have access to accurate information, youth-friendly healthcare and the space to participate in decisions that affect their lives emerged as key priorities at the third annual stakeholder meeting of … Read More »
Stakeholders Call for Stronger Action on Youth SRHR, Child Marriage and Digital Safety
Strengthening collaboration among government, civil society, academia and young people will be critical to advancing adolescent and youth Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), preventing child marriage and responding to … Read More »
Contraception Is Changing: What WHO’s New Guidance Means for Reproductive Choice
What if contraception could offer people more flexibility, fewer clinic visits and more options suited to their individual needs? New recommendations from the World Health Organisation (WHO) are moving family planning … Read More »
When Violence Moves Online: The Growing Threat of TGBV to Young People in Bangladesh
What happens when the violence people fear outside their homes can also reach them through a screen? As digital platforms become part of everyday life, technology is increasingly being used to … Read More »
Youth Voices Take Centre Stage Against Child Marriage
What happens when young people get the space to tell their own stories? Sometimes, a photograph can open the door to a story, and a story can start a conversation that … Read More »
Meeting Held to Include Technology-Facilitated GBV in the CoP for Share-Net Bangladesh (SNBD)
Technology-facilitated gender-based violence (TGBV) is an increasingly important concern as digital platforms become part of everyday life. According to the 2024 National Violence Against Women Survey by the Bangladesh Bureau of … Read More »