Jute cellulose-based pads: Bangladeshi scientist wins global award for proposed machine
Farhana Sultana, Assistant Scientist at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) has won the grand prize for her proposed innovation- developing a machine to produce jute cellulose-based sanitary pads … Read More »
Op-ed: Child brides are still children, and they need our help
Reports of classrooms empty of girls in the ninth and tenth grades are coming from all over Bangladesh. This is an opinion piece authored by Shaheen Anam, Executive Director of Manusher … Read More »
A job at Samsung factory changes lives for 8 transgenders
Achintya Kumar’s other name is Abantika Bagchi. Roman Molla is known as “Sundari Romana”. Similarly, each of them has two names and identities. A total of eight transgender people, including Achintya … Read More »
1,603 incidents of sexual violence in October alone
At least 1,603 reports of torture and sexual violence against women and girls were recorded in the month of October, according to Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP). A total of 101 rape … Read More »
Climate change, gender equality and SRHR- all parts of the same puzzle
According to an article published by IPPF, an often overlooked aspect of the climate crisis is how it intersects with sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The list of impacts … Read More »
Things to know about ovulation and pregnancy
Ovulation is a subject of reproductive health that is often surrounded by myths, unverified information and fiction. While there are factors beyond ovulation that can help in getting pregnant, ovulation plays … Read More »
Are nutrition and fertility related?
One needs to embrace a healthy lifestyle and make some changes in their diet to boost their fertility and ovulation function. Poor eating habits can give be tough on your mental … Read More »
Wreetu invites to join their ‘Superhero Dads: Booklet Dissemination Workshop’
Wreetu is a social enterprise working since 2016 to build a period friendly Bangladesh for girls and women. Wreetu is offering comprehensive menstrual education through community engagement and comic book, manufacturing … Read More »
Sexual health and hygiene concern: UTI more common in women than men
Urinary tract infection (UTI) typically occurs when bacteria enter the urinary tract through the urethra and begin to multiply in the bladder, overcoming the body’s defences. It can infect any part … Read More »
Study by Manusher Jonno Foundation reveals: Pandemic pushes goals to eradicate Child Labor, Marriage further away
Child labour and child marriages have surged in Bangladesh amid the pandemic, found a recent study by Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) – unravelling the decades of progress made on bringing down … Read More »
