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 »
A focus on abnormal uterine bleeding
By the age of 10-14 years, when a girl gradually becomes an adolescent, various physical and mental changes take place. One of the most important manifestations of these changes is ‘menarche’ … Read More »
OP-ED: Where do adolescents stand in our agenda?
This Op-ed has been authored by Saleem Samad and was published on 23 June 2021 on Dhaka Tribune. With all the focus on adults and children, adolescents slip through the cracks. The … Read More »
Increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV programmes for gender-diverse communities in Bangladesh
“I have never been loved or respected by anyone in my life except a few early years by my mother,” said Shohan Hijra, a transgender woman living in Dhaka who left … Read More »
Menstrual hygiene in hill tracts
This is an op-ed authored by Joyee Chakma, Arusa I Rahim and Adnan Qader working at WaterAid. Can you imagine using a dirty rag instead of a sanitary napkin or being … Read More »
Tax rebate for companies hiring transgender people
Bangladesh has more than 200,000 transgender people, most of whom face discrimination and social ostracism, according to independent experts. Bangladesh has declared a tax rebate for companies hiring transgender people to … Read More »