The Commonwealth is the home of 2.4 billion people and 60% of its population is under 30 years of age. Each of the youth living in the Commonwealth region is a … Read More »

Joya Sikder is the President of Somporker Noya Setu (SNS), an organisation that works to ensure the rights and equality of transgender people through institutional capacity building, advocacy and networking at … Read More »

Many SRHR terms, such as period, contraception and sex, are widely known in English, but not in Bangla. Practitioners from various NGOs and INGOs working in the field often need to … Read More »

Valentine’s Day is an important day for romantic partners to express their love for each other in many different ways. Physical intimacy is one of the many important pillars that builds … Read More »

Ovarian Cancer is not as common as cervical cancer, and it can not be detected with the Pap test. The symptoms that accompany ovarian cancer can be easily mistaken as common … Read More »

On average, the menstrual cycle occurs every 21-35 days. Most commonly, it occurs every 28 days. Each period lasts from two to seven days. In some cases, periods can be an … Read More »

The Directorate General of Family Planning organised the ‘Dissemination of National Plan of Action for Adolescent Health Strategy and National Conference on Adolescent Health’ on January 12 at Bangabandhu International Conference … Read More »

The first line of the report’s overview begins with a pessimistic statement: ‘None of us will see gender parity in our lifetimes, nor likely will many of our children.’ The Global … Read More »

On April this year, the case of a 19 year old madrasah student, Nusrat Jahan Rafi shook the country. She was reportedly tied and burnt alive by a group of people … Read More »

“SRHR is an integral part of human rights. The Human Rights Commission is working on several programs to ensure SRHR for not only women, but also men,” said Nasima Begum, Chairman … Read More »