Call for questionnaire submission on SRHR and Disabilities
United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner office announced a call for questionnaire submission on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls with disabilities. The language should be either English … Read More »
Taboo bars adolescents from getting SRHR: Researchers
Adolescents are not getting proper health care, especially issues related to sexual and reproductive health and rights due to social taboo and stigma, said researchers on an event organized by the … Read More »
Faster Emergency Aid for Bangladesh
Start Network’s new Bangladesh national fund is ready for its first crisis alert in a significant development for the humanitarian system, a Start Network release said yesterday. The 10 million pound … Read More »
Child marriage claims another life
Fifteen-year-old Marjia Sultana killed herself finding no other way out of being married off by her family. While many of us cannot even imagine the anguish Marjia must have been feeling … Read More »
Social initiative needed to free society of child marriage
Speakers called upon conscious people for social initiative towards building a society free from child marriage on April 17, reports BSS. They viewed that flourishing their latent talents together with building … Read More »
Inner Circle addresses depression and mental health in Dhaka
The event commemorated World Health Day and launched Inner Circle, a psychosocial counselling centre. Visitors raptly listen to the specialist panel in the afternoon Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune Mental health is seldom … Read More »
US Women of Courage winner had ‘her back against the wall’ during child marriage attempt
Bangladeshi teenager Sharmin Akter, who has won the US International Women of Courage Award, has described how she ‘got her back against the wall’ due to coercion by her mother and … Read More »
Child marriage of madrasa student stopped
A mobile court on April 13 foiled the wedding of an underage madrasa girl in Adamdighi area of Bogra. The father of the to-be bride was speared after he gave an … Read More »
HC questions ‘special circumstances’ in Child Marriage Restraint Act 2017
The HC on April 10 ruled asking why the Child Marriage Restraint Act 2017 should be declared inconsistent with national laws and international treaties and conventions on preserving the rights of … Read More »
Minister appoints 19 female drivers at post office
Bangladesh Post Office has appointed 19 female drivers in the organisation as a part of its Mail Transportation Strengthening Project. Tarana Halim, State Minister of Posts and Telecommunication Division, on Sunday … Read More »