Bangladesh’s Population Now At 175.7 Million: UNFPA Unveils SWOP 2025, With Youth and Reproductive Rights in Focus

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has released its flagship annual report, State of World Population (SWOP) 2025, estimating Bangladesh’s population at 175.7 million. The report, launched in Dhaka, sheds light … Read More »

SRHR and Climate Change in Bangladesh: Understanding Intersections and Pathways for Action

Bangladesh & Climate Vulnerability Bangladesh, ranked among the top ten most climate-vulnerable countries globally, faces acute environmental threats due to its deltaic geography, dense population, and widespread poverty. The country is … Read More »

Childhood at Risk: The Overlooked SRHR Crisis Behind Child Labour in Bangladesh

A rights-based lens on gender, menstrual health, and adolescent SRHR in Bangladesh Every child deserves a future — free from labour, full of rights. 🔎 Knowledge for Change | Justice for … Read More »

Let’s Not Lose Momentum: Life Skills Education is Vital for Bangladesh’s Adolescents

Bangladesh’s young people—who make up a significant portion of the population—deserve better tools to navigate the complex world around them. Because, in a country where nearly half of all girls are … Read More »

Recognition Is Just the Beginning: Breaking Barriers in SRHR for Hijra and Third-Gender Communities

Tackling Stigma, Access Barriers, and Violence Through Community-Led Change In 2013, Bangladesh made a landmark decision by officially recognising the hijra community as a third gender. This symbolic step was a … Read More »

From Margins to Movement: Milestones of Inclusion and Resilience

In a country where gender norms have long shaped social and institutional systems, the journey of the Hijra community in Bangladesh, from the margins of society toward recognition and inclusion, has … Read More »

The Fault in Child Marriage: An overview of the effects of child marriage through the lens of SRHR

At an age when a young girl is supposed to explore her interests, stay engaged in education, play with her dolls, enjoy her childhood, develop her skills and thoughts, and so … Read More »

Our Angels vs Our Demons: Report Shows an Alarming Rise in Sexual Violence Cases in Bangladesh

The month of January 2025 has been marked by a disturbing surge in sexual violence cases across Bangladesh, exposing the country’s deep-rooted issues of gender-based violence (GBV), legal system failures, and … Read More »