Children are one of the most significant users of the Internet. They use it for education, communication, and entertainment. There are utopian celebrations that the Internet will empower children and democratise the society. It is also being held responsible for the destruction of childhood as we know it. Too much exposure to it is commonly […]
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AROUND 80 percent of the world’s men and boys will become fathers during their lifetime, and virtually all men have at least some connection to children in caregiving relationships. Despite this, the practice of engaging men in caregiving is virtually invisible in public policies and discourses. The first-ever State of the World’s Fathers (SOWF) report
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Recently a friend of mine called to inform that his nephew (studying in class three in an English medium school in Dhaka) has been severely beaten by his teacher. I was outraged to know that this has been going on for the last two weeks, and the child has been visibly injured. I informed my
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