61% of adolescents suffer from depression, 3.6% attempted suicide during pandemic: Survey
A total of 61.2 percent of youths (aged between 18 and 25) in Bangladesh are suffering from depression and 3.7 percent have attempted suicide during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a … Read More »
UNFPA Representative’s message for World Population Day 2021
Each year on July 11, in order to raise awareness of global population issues, UNFPA celebrates World Population Day. This year, in the context of COVID-19, the theme of the day … Read More »
UNFPA invites to its event: World Population Day 2021
UNFPA invites you to their commemoration of World Population Day, the most important day in the UNFPA calendar. When: July 13, 2021 at 1:00 PM (GMT+6) Where: YouTube.com/UNFPAAsia Facebook.com/UNFPAAsiaPacific Facebook.com/UNFPAph This … Read More »
“Don’t judge me based on my gender, judge me based on my work and abilities” – Hochemin Islam
Transgender actor Hochemin Islam, a Gender and Sexual Rights Activist and a nurse, is set to appear in the Eid special television drama, “Nuruler Shesher Kobita’. Directed by Nikul Kumar Mondol, … Read More »
Rape, Murder of O-Level Student in Dhaka: No progress in probe in six months
Investigation into the rape and murder of an O-level student in Dhaka’s Kalabagan is yet to be completed even over six months after the incident that sparked a huge public outcry. … Read More »
Ensuring zero separation for a better newborn outcome
The premature newborns are sometimes inevitably kept separated from their mothers for their compulsory care in the newborn-care nurseries or intensive care units. In Bangladesh’s cultural trend, families and friends usually … Read More »
Provision to question rape victim’s character will be removed from Evidence Act: Law minister
The provision to question the character of a rape victim in the court will be removed from the Evidence Act, and the government is working in this regard, Law Minister Anisul … Read More »
OP-ED: Street violence and gang culture 2.0
This op-ed sheds light on the mindset of our society towards acts of violence and legal circumstances. It is authored by Shamsad Mortuza, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liberal Arts … Read More »
Bangladesh and ILO Violence and Harassment Convention 2019
In 2020, a report published by the ILO revealed that 61.7 percent of both male and female RMG workers in Bangladesh face violence and harassment in the workplace. Gaps in the … Read More »
Urban Health Innovation Challenge 2021
Promoting healthy and safer cities, the Urban Programmes of World Vision Bangladesh (WVB) and BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH) of BRAC University, jointly organised “Urban Health Innovation … Read More »