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 »
Newlywed murdered over dowry in Faridpur
A newlywed teenage bride was murdered reportedly by her in-laws over dowry in Faridpur district of Bangladesh, just 45 days after her marriage. The deceased is Rodela Khanam, 18, daughter of … Read More »
Child marriage law with spl provision passed at JS
The parliament today passed the Child Marriage Restraint Act-2017 bill keeping the much talked about special provision that allows a boy or a girl to get married before reaching the minimum … Read More »
Support for SRHR and climate adaptation projects urged
Government and non-government organizations working in Bangladesh should maintain transparency in the climate adaptation projects and lay more emphasis on women’s sexual and reproductive health (SRH). “The developed countries committed to … Read More »
Accepting Diversity
Share-net Bangladesh’s initiative to amplify the voices of organizations that work for the SRHR of Disabled People was recently featured in The Daily Star’s weekly magazine. Share-net Bangladesh, a knowledge platform, organised the … Read More »
Prevention of child marriage crucial for sustainable development
Speakers at a workshop titled “Halt Child Marriage: National Plan of Action” in Rajshahi addressed the imminent need to prevent child marriage in order to free girl children from domestic violence … Read More »