Removing Stigma from Menstruation
A session was organised by InclusionX at Society for the Welfare of the Intellectually Disabled (SWID Bangladesh, Ramna Branch) where parents were educated about menstrual health and puberty by Nasrin Begum, … Read More »
Celebration or Sexual Harassment?
It took more than 70 years for the iconic picture of a young sailor kissing a woman to enter the debates and discussion of ‘sexual harassment’. The picture was taken on … Read More »
Girl gets Gonorrhea in her Eye
BBC News reported that a girl, Jess, contracted gonorrhoea in her eye. Gonorrhoea can be transmitted from one person to another via unprotected sexual intercourse, oral sex or even touch. Jess’s … Read More »
Workshop on Comprehensive Sexuality Education
UBR Alliance Bangladesh and RHRN Bangladesh jointly organised a workshop titled ‘Making Voice on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE)’ on 13 February 2019 at Innotel Hotel, Banani. The objective of the workshop … Read More »
Stipends Creating Disparity in Schools
The dropout rate of girls from schools is still higher than that of boys. However, the dropout rate of boys at the secondary level has increased to 36% in 2018 from … Read More »
5 Rapists get Life Imprisonment
Two sisters were raped on May 28, 2010, by miscreants in Santinagar area of Sonargoan upazila. The convicts were sentenced to life imprisonment by Narayanganj Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal … Read More »
More than 1.5 million Cancer Patients in Bangladesh
Treatment for cancer is very expensive. Patients who belong to a lower income group have to face a lot of difficulties in arranging money for treatment. Nargis Begum, 39, a housemaid … Read More »
Driving Scooters and Raising Awareness
“We believe that if we want to do something for the society we must go out of our home,” Dr Sakia. Four young girls are travelling on scooters throughout the country … Read More »
Opportunity for Senior Journalists in Bangladesh
PRB (Population Reference Bureau), a non-profit organisation which has its headquarters in Washington DC is looking for 12-14 senior women journalists from South Asia, including Bangladesh, to participate in its Women’s … Read More »
One Woman Raped in N’ganj, another in Satkhira
Two women were raped in separate incidents in Narayanganj and Satkhira. A speech impaired woman, 40, was raped in Narayanganj by a local youth, Hridoy, 22. The sub-inspector of Siddhirganj Police … Read More »