Stop Cyberbullying Day: Sadat Rahman’s fight against cybercrimes
Every year, the third Friday of June marks Stop Cyberbullying Day. Coordinated by The Cybersmile Foundation, this day is observed by generating awareness about cyber security. Since the past few years, … Read More »
Kangaroo Mother Care: Learning from nature to sustain
Annually approximately 15 million babies are born prematurely worldwide. More than one million of them die shortly after birth and many suffer from various physical, neurological, or intellectual disabilities afterwards. In … Read More »
Young changemaker striving against gender discrimination
Anika Subah Ahmad Upoma is one of the nineteen changemakers from Bangladesh who received this year’s Diana Award. She founded Evolution360, an organisation that promotes the Sustainable Development Goal of gender … Read More »
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 »