Women Empowerment: Survey reports on Bangladeshi Social Enterprises
The British Council, an organization for cultural relations, revealed two new survey reports on Bangladeshi social enterprises on 9th October, 2016, led by Overseas Development Institute with support from BetterStories Limited, … Read More »
Roundtable on ‘Zero Tolerance to Child Pregnancy’
The White Ribbon Alliance, a childbirth and motherhood rights organization, along with the national news agency, The Daily Star, organized a roundtable discussion titled ‘Zero Tolerance to Child Pregnancy’ at the … Read More »
President urges to ensure rights of girl children
Bangladesh President M. Abdul Hamid called upon all to come forward in guaranteeing the security of girl children, with a view of creating awareness to stop early marriage and ensure their … Read More »
New Drug on the Horizon: British man first in world to be free from all HIV germs
A Briton has become the first man in history to be free from any and all kinds of HIV germs after being treated by a new experimental medicine. This regimen of … Read More »
BMP: 33 women and girls commited suicide in September
A report by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP), a women’s human rights organization, reveals that at least 33 women and girls were forced to commit suicide while 15 others were killed over … Read More »
PM inaugurates Child Rights Week 2016
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has called for the creation of a society which treats every child equally and without discrimination. In observance of World Children’s Day on Monday, the PM addressed … Read More »
Child Rape in Bangladesh, 2016
Children in Bangladesh are extremely vulnerable to sexual violence, with 291 cases of child rape reported around the country in the first eight months of 2016, according to BSAF data. According … Read More »
80.2% women victims of marital violence
According to a Bangladesh Bureau of Statistic (BSS), 4 out of 5 of married women are abused physically, sexually, economically, emotionally or through controlling behavior by their husbands at least once … Read More »
Introducing SRHR to garment workers
SNV Netherlands Development Organization has come up with an unique model called the “Inclusive Business Model” which include clinics, garment factories and women workers to build their capacity to provide sexual … Read More »
Call for Action: Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights for Women and Girls in the Post 2015 Development Agenda
Sustainable Development Goals are rights based action and to achieve these goals Bangladesh should have appropriate policy and plan and its effective implementation at the national level. Bangladesh has made outstanding … Read More »
