Climate change and socio-economic insecurity are major child marriage factors
BRAC Centre Auditorium organised an experience sharing meeting on Monday, 25th March, where many observations came forwards that reflected the reasons behind child marriage. One of the many driving factors behind … Read More »
Strengthening SRHR of female factory workers in the garment sector in Bangladesh
“It will be difficult for Bangladesh to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if female garments workers are denied healthcare.” These words marked the launch of project STITCH last Wednesday 27th of … Read More »
Duty of State towards MHM
It is unfortunate that even today, menstruation becomes a barrier for many women and girls on their journey towards her career or education. According to the WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring System, Menstrual … Read More »
A Glimpse into the Life of a Transgender
Tasnuva Shishir was born as a man. However, she used to act in a feminine manner and preferred women’s dance styles more than that of men in her dance classes. She … Read More »
14-year-old Rescued from Marriage
A fourteen-year-old girl, student of a local madrasa at Majardia village was rescued from getting married to a 22 year old man named, Kobir Hossain. Upazila nirbahi officer, Maksudul Alam rushed … Read More »
Training for Refugee Women and Girls
The UN Population Fund and World Food Programme together launched a joint programme called “Women-Led Community Centre” (WLCC) in Cox’s Bazaar on 4th March. The focus of the project is to … Read More »
Preventing Violence Against Women
Law Minister Anisul Huq on 2nd March said that the government is determined to prevent domestic violence and violence against women in Bangladesh. He emphasised that making everybody aware of the … Read More »
Removing Stigma from Menstruation
A session was organised by InclusionX at Society for the Welfare of the Intellectually Disabled (SWID Bangladesh, Ramna Branch) where parents were educated about menstrual health and puberty by Nasrin Begum, … Read More »
Celebration or Sexual Harassment?
It took more than 70 years for the iconic picture of a young sailor kissing a woman to enter the debates and discussion of ‘sexual harassment’. The picture was taken on … Read More »
Girl gets Gonorrhea in her Eye
BBC News reported that a girl, Jess, contracted gonorrhoea in her eye. Gonorrhoea can be transmitted from one person to another via unprotected sexual intercourse, oral sex or even touch. Jess’s … Read More »
