Study shows 10% female police constables sexually harassed
A study by Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), which is an independent, non-partisan, international non-governmental organisation, revealed at a programme on “The difficult path to equality for women police in Bangladesh” … Read More »
EU Ambassador announces release of VAW Survey Report 2015
Violence against women is a serious human rights, public health and developmental issue worldwide. HE Mr. Pierre Mayaudon, Ambassador and Head of Delegation of the European Union in Bangladesh recently made … Read More »
PRESS RELEASE: EXPERTS ON CHILD MARRIAGE FOCUS ON Empowerment OF GIRLS
On Nov 10, The SHOKHI Consortium, led by Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) along with Bangladesh Women’s Health Coalition, Marie Stopes and the Population Council convened an expert consultation … Read More »
Peacempire founder wins 120 Under 40 award
The Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health recently announced ‘Peacempire’ founder, Rakibul Hasan, as the 2016 winner of … Read More »
Women entrepreneurship important for boosting empowerment
Senior bankers at a discussion on Wednesday, Nov 9, unanimously agreed that substantial and sustainable promotion of women entrepreneurship could be the effective means of ensuring women empowerment. The observation was … Read More »
Family Welfare Service and Publicity Week 2016
On Nov 10, speakers at an advocacy meeting in Jamalpur district, Mymensingh, stressed on strengthening family planning services in remote areas where many people are deprived of the light of development. … Read More »
Yearly maternal death toll: 5,200
It had been estimated that around 5,200 women in Bangladesh die each year due to early pregnancy and childbirth related problems, making up 8% of the total deaths among women of … Read More »
First Bangladeshi elected as chair of Asia Pacific Alliance for Human Resources for Health (AAAH)
BRAC Vice-Chair Dr Mushataque Chowdhury has been elected as the new chair of the Asia-Pacific Alliance for Human Resources for Health (AAAH) for 2017-2018. The announcement was made at the ninth … Read More »
Rights, health and gender equality of the Bangladeshi youth
According to UNICEF reports, Bangladesh constitutes of 27.7 million adolescents aged 10-19 years, with 13.7 million girls and 14 million boys, making up about a fifth of the total population. Most … Read More »
Gender equity: Bangladesh top in South Asia
Bangladesh ranked 72nd among 144 countries in the world, according to the Global Gender Gap Index 2016 presented by the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, making it the leading South Asian … Read More »