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 »
Child Brides, Broken Futures: Bangladesh Should Impose Zero Tolerance Against Child Marriage
Despite some gains in education and health indicators, child marriage remains a tragic constant in the lives of too many girls in Bangladesh. According to a recent UNICEF report, more than … 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 »
51% Girls Married Before 18: UNICEF, UN Women and Plan International Depicts Global Scenario of Adolescent Girls’ Rights
Bangladesh continues to struggle with one of the world’s highest child marriage rates, with 51% of women aged 20-24 having been married before turning 18, according to a new report by … 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 »