BMP: 33 women and girls commited suicide in September
A report by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP), a women’s human rights organization, reveals that at least 33 women and girls were forced to commit suicide while 15 others were killed over … Read More »
PM inaugurates Child Rights Week 2016
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for the creation of a society which treats every child equally and without discrimination. In observance of World Children’s Day on Monday, the PM addressed … Read More »
Child Rape in Bangladesh, 2016
Children in Bangladesh are extremely vulnerable to sexual violence, with 291 cases of child rape reported around the country in the first eight months of 2016, according to BSAF data. According … Read More »
80.2% women victims of marital violence
According to a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistic (BSS), 4 out of 5 of married women are abused physically, sexually, economically, emotionally or through controlling behavior by their husbands at least once … Read More »
Introducing SRHR to garment workers
SNV Netherlands Development Organization has come up with an unique model called the “Inclusive Business Model” which include clinics, garment factories and women workers to build their capacity to provide sexual … Read More »
Call for Action: Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights for Women and Girls in the Post 2015 Development Agenda
Sustainable Development Goals are rights based action and to achieve these goals Bangladesh should have appropriate policy and plan and its effective implementation at the national level. Bangladesh has made outstanding … Read More »
Stalkers to face mandatory penalty
According to an estimate by the renowned NGO Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), a human rights organization based in Dhaka, a total of 148 women and girls fell victim to sexual … Read More »
Inclusive Business Model for Female Workers
According to the report done by bdnews24, Bangladesh’s RMG industry contributes to 80 percent of the country’s total annual export revenues. It currently employs about 4 million workers, about 70 percent … Read More »
WOMEN DELIVER LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN
Women Deliver, a leading global body, has launched a campaign called ‘Deliver for Good’ to promote the much-needed investments in girls and in women across 12 issues, from sexual and reproductive … Read More »
Time to stop misogynistic attitudes toward women
An report done by The Independent supports education minister’s call to the law enforcement agencies to be more pro-active and tougher against the perpetrator of sexual harassment. Women are often treated … Read More »