On 11th July, the picture of a man wearing a blue t-shirt and black sunglass went viral in some of the largest travel groups on Facebook. According the caption, the man … Read More »

The speakers also stressed the need for rest facilities for adolescent schoolgirls who are menstruating, and called for the promotion of menstrual health education at madrasas Social and religious taboos centring … Read More »

The truth is, we, as a society, have failed: we haven’t found a solution to the pervasive rape culture in Bangladesh—over 630 women have been raped in the last 6 months … Read More »

It is estimated that family planning could prevent one in every three maternal deaths and one in 11 child deaths by allowing women to delay motherhood and space their births, avoid … Read More »

Incidents of violence against women, particularly rape, have gone up significantly in the recent months compared to those in the previous year, according to a report of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad. Around … Read More »

The suspect took Samia Afrin Saima to the roof of the eight-storey building, saying that he would show her the view and raped the seven-year-old girl inside an empty flat. When … Read More »

Sold by traffickers, trapped for years and raped many times a day … this is the life of tens of thousands of underage girls in Bangladesh. We hear their stories by Corinne … Read More »

Police are questioning six people in connection with the murder Evidence suggests that a seven-year-old girl, who was found dead in Dhaka, was raped before she was killed, forensic experts have … Read More »

A new study conducted by the Population Council and Women Deliver, found a strong and consistent lifelong negative association between giving birth before age 18 and a woman’s economic empowerment. The … Read More »

Exempting VAT and SD on the import of sanitary napkins and diapers by the government is a timely step that has been welcomed by all. However, there are a few areas, … Read More »