Naripokkho seeks further amendment to existing laws
Naripokkho, a women’s rights organization based in Dhaka, demanded that the government further amend the existing Prevention of Repression against Women and Children (Amendment) Act, 2003. The organization held a discussion on Mar … Read More »
Redefining Beauty through Acid Attack Survivors
Bangladesh hosted a fashion show with a difference to mark International Women’s Day, featuring 15 confident catwalk models fighting to overcome the trauma of acid attacks. British charity ActionAid, hosted the … Read More »
No age limit for wedlock?
Bangladesh has been widely criticized for taking a “devastating step backwards” in the fight against child marriage by introducing a legal loophole that sets no age limit for wedlock. The Child … Read More »
SheDecides raises 181 million euro for family planning worldwide
The global fund for family planning She Decides has raised 181 million euro during a conference in Brussels, Belgium, on March 2, 2017. The conference raised both funds and support for … Read More »
Women must be given equal opportunities
Johan Frisell, Swedish Ambassador in Dhaka, has said “Women must be given the same opportunities and rights so that they can play their role in society and contribute to the national … Read More »
Ending Early and Child Marriage
In the last 10 years, Bangladesh has moved up the ranks from having the third highest rate of child marriage in the world to the eighth highest as of 2016. But … Read More »
Two Bangladeshi shortlisted for Commonwealth Youth Awards
Two Bangladesh nationals — Towfique Ahmad Khan and Ukhengching Marma — are among 17 finalists drawn from 13 countries for the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Awards, according to a statement issued by … Read More »
HRW: Legalizing Child Marriage Threatens Safety of Girls
The Bangladesh government should move quickly to adopt regulations to limit the harms of a new law that legalizes child marriage, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on March 2. On February … Read More »
Rights bodies decry special provision on the child marriage act
Samajik Protirodh Committee (SPC), a platform of 70 women, rights and development organisations, yesterday denounced the enactment of the Child Marriage Restraint Bill 2017 with keeping intact a provision for “special … Read More »
Schoolgirl ‘gang raped’ in Shariatpur
Police in Shariatpur have detained a man on charges taking part in ‘gang rape’ of a schoolgirl. The incident over the assault of an eight-grader has been reported from a village … Read More »