Dissemination of Working with Women project held at Lakeshore
More than 32 000 female garment factory workers in 20 RMG factories have got access to affordable SHRH services thanks to a pilot project implemented by SNV Netherlands Development Organization and … Read More »
Silence of Rape Victims
The recent Banani rape case shows a tendency to lay the blame on the victim. Accusing the victims has reflected our perception about rape. The old legal system, its implementation and … Read More »
‘Rapists are taking advantage of law’
“Security of girl children in the country’s slums are under great threat. The special provition of the Child Marriage Restraint Act intensified the danger, causing rape incidents to increase,” said Sheepa … Read More »
Call for questionnaire submission on SRHR and Disabilities
United Nations Human Rights High Commissioner office announced a call for questionnaire submission on the sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls with disabilities. The language should be either English … Read More »
Taboo bars adolescents from getting SRHR: Researchers
Adolescents are not getting proper health care, especially issues related to sexual and reproductive health and rights due to social taboo and stigma, said researchers on an event organized by the … Read More »
Faster Emergency Aid for Bangladesh
Start Network’s new Bangladesh national fund is ready for its first crisis alert in a significant development for the humanitarian system, a Start Network release said yesterday. The 10 million pound … Read More »
Child marriage claims another life
Fifteen-year-old Marjia Sultana killed herself finding no other way out of being married off by her family. While many of us cannot even imagine the anguish Marjia must have been feeling … Read More »
Social initiative needed to free society of child marriage
Speakers called upon conscious people for social initiative towards building a society free from child marriage on April 17, reports BSS. They viewed that flourishing their latent talents together with building … Read More »
Inner Circle addresses depression and mental health in Dhaka
The event commemorated World Health Day and launched Inner Circle, a psychosocial counselling centre. Visitors raptly listen to the specialist panel in the afternoon Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune Mental health is seldom … Read More »
US Women of Courage winner had ‘her back against the wall’ during child marriage attempt
Bangladeshi teenager Sharmin Akter, who has won the US International Women of Courage Award, has described how she ‘got her back against the wall’ due to coercion by her mother and … Read More »