Child marriage’s impact on the national economy
World Bank analysis in “Economic Impacts of Child Marriage: Global Synthesis Report’’ has suggested that Bangladesh could save 11.7% of its total education budget by 2030 by eliminating child marriage and … Read More »
Violence on running bus
Rupa Khatun, 27 years old girl has been raped by the bus driver and helpers while coming back from Bogra to Mymensingh and her dead body has been thrown in a … Read More »
Progress in gender parity
Bangladeshi women are breaking barriers in achieving gender equality. Six women have been employed at a refueling station in Narayanganj which sets a unique example of engaging women in non-traditional workplace. … Read More »
Urgency of safe flood shelters for women and girls
During any natural disaster like flood, women and children fall victim to sexual harassment. In a convention on social safety net program implementation policy at the CIRDAP, State Minister for Women … Read More »
Primitive mindset on female infanticide
Female infanticide is still prevailing in our society which is the manifestation of patriarchal mindset of preferring son. In a study in 2006 with 850 families conducted by Promoting Human Rights … Read More »
Right Activists question the Child Marriage Restraint Act
Human rights activists gathered in an event by Tripping Point project of Care Bangladesh at BRAC center where they discussed about the drawbacks of Child Marriage Restraint Act which passed in … Read More »
Hurry up to join at South-Asia partnership Bangladesh
Position no: Union Coordinator Job Description/ Responsibility : Monitoring and supervise listing young people of age group 10-24 years including married, pregnant, couple. Technical support in taking session on SRHR issues. … Read More »
Child Marriage Rate drops in Bangladesh
A multimedia campaign on ending child marriage has been launched nationwide by Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday. UNICEF, UNFPA, and Government of Canada are giving the technological and financial support … Read More »
Dialogue on “Raise Your Voice, Break the Silence: Right to Consent and Choice and Gender Based Violence”
This dialogue between university students, academics, researchers, young film makers, story writers, and women’s rights activists aimed to create a space for young people to share their thoughts and experiences related … Read More »
Silencing of indigenous voice
Kapeeng Foundation, an indigenous rights organization has found that between 2013 and 2017, there have been 364 cases of human rights violation against indigenous women and girls in Bangladesh. Between January … Read More »