High C-Section Rates and Early Motherhood: Women’s Health at Risk
Child Marriage at 47%, Adolescent Birth Rate Rising; Institutional Delivery Up, but C-Section Exceeds 50%: MICS Survey The preliminary findings of the recent Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2025, conducted by … Read More »
Empty Shelves, Rising Fears: 487 Upazilas Have Run Out of All Types of Government-Supplied Contraceptives
What happens when the quiet backbone of a country’s family planning system suddenly weakens- silently, steadily, and then severely? In Bangladesh, that question is no longer theoretical. It is unfolding across … Read More »
Unheard Voices of HIV/AIDS: Call for Researchers from the Dutch Journal for Gender Studies
The Dutch Journal for Gender Studies is looking for scholars and researchers in the field of Gender and Sexuality Studies to contribute to a special issue about “intersectional narratives of HIV/Aids … Read More »
Crowding, Fear, and Social Pressure: Barriers to SRH for Young Rohingya Refugees
The Rohingya refugee settlements are primarily spread across Ukhiya and Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. These refugee settlements form the heart of a massive humanitarian crisis. One may question: what is the … Read More »
Dhaka’s Dark Reality: Over 5,000 Girls Victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation
A shocking new study reveals that children, pushed into brothels or onto the streets due to poverty and deception, face, on average, more than 24 perpetrators every week. A recent major … Read More »
Local Voices Rising: Building SRHR Networks from the Ground Up in Barishal
In a country where nearly one-third of the population is aged between 10 and 24, the question is no longer whether youth voices matter in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights … Read More »
From the Sidelines to the Spotlight: The Uneven Playing Field for Bangladesh’s Women Athletes
In the heart of Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, we see a juxtaposition in the parking area. Rows of polished cars shine under the sun. They whisper tales of male cricket … Read More »
UNFPA Secures $3.2m from Japan to Sustain Health Services for Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh
When humanitarian funding shrinks, it is often women and girls who feel the first and deepest cuts. In the crowded camps of Cox’s Bazar and on the remote island of Bhasan … Read More »
Maternal Health Pathway: How Dalit Women Access Care in Dhaka!
Reproductive health is understood to be one of the key markers of human development. Although Bangladesh has performed remarkably in increasing access to reproductive health services, gains are still somewhat distributed … Read More »
51 Calls a Day! Rising Trend of Domestic Abuse by Husbands Signals SRHR Emergency
A locked room. A knife threat. A desperate call for help. For many women in Bangladesh, violence is not a distant headline—it is a daily reality unfolding inside their own homes. … Read More »