A Year for Reflection and Realign: UNFPA’s Annual Report 2024 Highlights Why Youth SRHR Must Be at the Forefront
In a year shaped by crises and resilience, the UNFPA Annual Report 2024 sheds light on why investing in youth-centered Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) is not just timely—but … Read More »
31 Million Youth, One Future: Is Bangladesh Ready to Reap The Advantage of Demographic Dividend?
As Bangladesh prepares to mark World Population Day (WPD) on July 11, this year’s theme—“Empowering young people to create the families they want in a fair and hopeful world”—rings especially true … Read More »
Paused Rights And Possible Consequences: 90% of Women’s Groups Hit by Fund Cuts—Who Will Fight for Our SRHR Now?
In what many experts are calling a “full-on assault” on gender equality, the United Nations has delayed four major women’s rights reports this year due to severe funding cuts. Among the … Read More »
An Extreme Example of Injustice: Between 2002 and 2011, at least 20 rape survivors were married off to their accused rapists, said Prothom Alo
Between 2002 and 2011, at least 20 rape survivors were reportedly forced to marry their accused rapists, a grim pattern documented by Prothom Alo. Of those 20 forced marriages, 11 ended … Read More »
We Must Speak Up Against Marital Rape: According to BBS, 27.3% of Women Were Forced into Sex by Their Husbands
In Bangladesh, the law says a husband cannot rape his wife unless she is under 14. This outdated and harmful exception legalises sexual violence inside marriage—one of the most hidden yet … Read More »
Global Symposium to Spotlight Climate Justice, SRHR, and Gender Equality
The world is at a critical juncture where the climate crisis, demographic shifts, and deep-rooted gender inequalities are intersecting more visibly than ever. Recognising this urgent reality, the United Nations Population … Read More »
When Victim Is Giving Up Justice: Muradnagar Rape Incident Should Slap Our Morals and Ethics
On the night of June 26 in Muradnagar, Cumilla, a 25-year-old Hindu woman was brutally raped at knifepoint in her father’s home by Fazor Ali—a local BNP leader—while her husband was in Dubai. … Read More »
CHT – Where Impunity is the Norm: 2025 Study Shows Only 5 of 17 Indigenous Rape Cases Filed with Police
Every now and then, headlines erupt with horrific stories—few, however, expose the deep-rooted crisis affecting Indigenous women in Bangladesh. The recent case in Khagrachhari, where a seventh‑grade Tripura girl was allegedly … Read More »
8 in 10 Women in Bangladesh Face Intimate Partner Violence: Barishal and Khulna Top National Domestic Violence Rates
In a country where nearly 8 in every 10 women face violence within their own homes, the silence around intimate partner violence (IPV) is deafening. A recent survey by the Bangladesh … Read More »
The Uneven Burden of Contraception: Why Women in Bangladesh Still Carry the Most Weight of Reproductive Responsibility
A decade-long review of Bangladesh’s reproductive health landscape reveals a worrying trend: contraceptive use dropped to 62.1% in 2023—the lowest since 2015—according to the Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics 2014–2023 report by … Read More »