At the Logan International Airport in Boston, US there are a few play zones for children. Popular characters from children’s literature are painted on the walls, along with a few quotes from books as well as introductions to the authors and illustrators. Children’s literature in Bangla itself is quite rich. Could we not implement similar […]
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“We raise awareness on the negative consequences of child marriage in the community and have stopped a few child marriage cases,” said a girl student of Class 8 during one of my visits to a char in Kurigram. There were 30 students when they started school, but around half were no longer with them. Why?
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The Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2022 mentions that 49 percent of the children aged between 6 and 23 months consumed unhealthy foods during the day before the survey. In the report, “unhealthy foods” are described as “foods that are high in sugar, salt or unhealthy fats.” These food items suppress the appetite in children
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Corporal punishment is defined as any punishment in which physical force is used with the intent to cause some degree of pain or discomfort, however light. Degrading and humiliating punishment also falls under this definition. Corporal punishment violates not just children’s right to freedom from all violence, but also their rights to health, development and
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Ruma (not her real name) is working as a nutritionist and counsellor in an organisation that offers treatment and support to thalassemia patients. She was diagnosed with thalassemia in her adolescence and suffered from the disease for almost eight years, before she was able to get the right treatment, and her condition improved. She obtained
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In the first eight months of 2021, at least 79 girls with disabilities have been subjected to rape in the country, according to a recent report by the National Girl Child Advocacy Forum Bangladesh. There is a culture of impunity regarding sexual violence faced by children, but pursuing justice becomes even more challenging in case
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Fairooz Faizah Beether, a fourth-year student of Khulna University, recently received the 2021 Goalkeepers Global Goals Changemaker Award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Fairooz is one of the co-founders of Moner School, a youth-led platform that is working on increasing mental health awareness. The team consists of para-counsellors who offer critical primary counselling
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The recognition of Dr Firdausi Qadri’s lifelong contribution to scientific research is a cause for huge celebration, especially when underrepresentation of women and girls in workforce and higher education in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) remains a serious concern across various regions. South and West Asia have the lowest proportion of
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“My business partner and the co-founder of the company is female. She is every bit my equal in the company and in the design of the products and services we are rolling out. She has to fight twice as hard, and for twice as long as me for anything. Nine out of 10 emails to
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News of child marriage is unfortunately quite common in Bangladesh. But the report about 50 young girls from the same school being married off during the pandemic is something that hits you especially hard. It happened in Alipur Ideal Secondary Girls’ School of the Alipur Union of Satkhira district, according to a national newspaper. School
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