Proposal: Use budget funds to prevent violence against women
Bangladesh Economic Association(BEA) urges the government to allocate Taka1000cr from next year’s national budget for measures to prevent violence against women. . Prof. Dr. Abul Barakat, president of BEA presented … Read More »
“TV talk-shows are about politics and economics, not about women’s health”
There are close to 70 million internet users in Bangladesh, the country has a space program and vast infrastructure investments. Still, millions of women have to use old rags as sanitary … Read More »
Dissemination of Working with Women project held at Lakeshore
More than 32 000 female garment factory workers in 20 RMG factories have got access to affordable SHRH services thanks to a pilot project implemented by SNV Netherlands Development Organization and … Read More »
Silence of Rape Victims
The recent Banani rape case shows a tendency to lay the blame on the victim. Accusing the victims has reflected our perception about rape. The old legal system, its implementation and … Read More »
‘Rapists are taking advantage of law’
“Security of girl children in the country’s slums are under great threat. The special provition of the Child Marriage Restraint Act intensified the danger, causing rape incidents to increase,” said Sheepa … Read More »
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 »