DU yells, ‘Period not a dirty word’
Recently installed pad vending machines on campus ensure easy access to menstrual hygiene In a country where menstruation still faces myriad social, cultural and religious stigmas, which are big barriers to … Read More »
ASK: Rape incidents doubled in 2019
Mob lynching kills 65, a death every day from extrajudicial killing Just concluded 2019 experienced about double the number of rape incidents compared to 2018. A total of 1413 woman were … Read More »
New Year’s Day a reminder of need for action to prevent newborn deaths: UNICEF
The agency believes 2020’s first baby will be born in Fiji and that globally, over half of all births on 1 January will take place in eight countries: India, China, Nigeria, … Read More »
National Dialogue on Early Married Girls and GBV
Government and other stakeholders working against child marriage should jointly develop a national master plan to prevent child marriage. This master plan should also include early married girls to improve their … Read More »
Generation Breakthrough Project reaches 150,000 adolescents in Southern Bangladesh
The project has reached more than 150,000 adolescent boys and girls in 300 schools and 50 madrasas in the targeted areas of the Southern parts of Bangladesh. UNFPA and Plan International … Read More »
Fighting shyness, condom market keeps growing
Local entrepreneurs yet to realize market potentials Nobody takes its name in public and when they do, they do it under their breath, in a hushed tone, usually in a whisper … Read More »
Seven sent to jail for raping two women
A Moulvibazar court yesterday sent seven people to jail in a case filed over gang-raping two women on Friday night in the district’s Kamalganj upazila. The accused are: Yusuf Ali, 25, … Read More »
Focus on sexual and reproductive health
Speakers tell roundtable on prevention of STDs Improving the integration of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) into HIV-related programmes can better tackle the sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs), speakers at a roundtable said … Read More »
Rumpa’s friend on remand
Police still have no clue about where Rumpa was for 4 hrs before death Stamford University student Rubaiyat Sharmin Rumpa’s friend Abdur Rahman Saikat was placed on a four-day remand yesterday … Read More »
The colonial legacy of rape laws
Rape continues to be one of the most prevalent forms of violence against women in the world and Bangladesh is sadly no exception. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that … Read More »