Demand for adding a new chapter on transgenders in textbooks
The government has recently given recognition to them, Aminul Islam said Transgender people, the most deprived group of people in the society, have demanded to add a chapter in textbooks about … Read More »
Three arrested over gang-rape of teen
Police arrested three youths on charge of raping a 16-year-old girl from a local arbitration organised by a union parishad chairman on Tuesday night in Patiya upazila of Chattogram. The incident … Read More »
Have we kept the promise of reproductive rights?
Twenty-five years ago, in 1994, representatives of 179 countries, along with civil society organisations and many other actors, came together in Cairo at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), … Read More »
Story of a sex worker, accepting the indelible past
Due to the extremely traumatic experience and frustration with her life, Lucky finally fled home at a tender age of 12, back in 2002. She was just in her late 20s, … Read More »
Women, newborns stay on floor as beds scanty
Many of the treatment seekers at Patuakhali General Hospital’s gynaecology department have to stay on the floor as the 36-bed ward is too inadequate to accommodate the rising number of patients. … Read More »
Abused abroad, humiliated at home
Tortured female migrants again face intimidation during arbitration on return; remain silent due to social stigma On their return from the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Lebanon, abused female migrant … Read More »
Sexual, reproductive health rights of people with disabilities neglected
Before the SRHR needs of people with disabilities can be addressed they need to be included in the plan, the speakers added The sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) of people … Read More »
One-in-four pregnancies unplanned, two-thirds of women foregoing contraceptives
That’s according to World Health Organization (WHO) findings published on Friday. The family planning study of more than 10,000 women aged 15 to 49, across 36 low and middle-income countries confirms that 65 … Read More »
HC issues rule on setting up breastfeeding corners at public places
The High Court today issued a rule asking the government to explain in four-week why it should not be directed to take necessary steps to set up breast feeding corners and … Read More »
16 to die for Nusrat murder
The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal declared its verdict on Thursday A Feni tribunal has sentenced 16 people to death in sensational Nusrat murder case. Women and Children Repression Prevention … Read More »
