Child deaths linked to air pollution have reached crisis levels in Bangladesh, turning into what researchers describe as a 鈥榮ilent epidemic鈥�, according to a new international study by Zero Carbon Analytics.
Australia鈥檚 push to ban children from social media is 鈥榳ell intentioned鈥� but will not make them safer online, video streaming giant YouTube warned on Monday.
The government has intensified efforts to eradicate child marriage through a coordinated, multi-ministerial approach as part of its renewed commitment to protect girls鈥� rights and accelerate gender equality in Bangladesh.
Five children drowned in three districts in the country on Saturday.
Child rights advocates and civil society organisations have urgently called for the establishment of an independent directorate for children to ensure the coordinated protection and development of the country鈥檚 youth.
Social welfare and women and children affairs adviser Sharmeen S Murshid at a programme in Dhaka on Monday said that they were working hard for the welfare and protection of children鈥檚 rights...
UNICEF has praised Bangladesh for embedding children and young people in the third Nationally Determined Contribution, or NDC 3.0, a climate action plan under the Paris Agreement...
The government will honour the families of children killed during the July鈥揂ugust mass uprising in 2024, as part of World Children鈥檚 Day...
A staggering 9 out of 10 children aged between 1 and 14 in Bangladesh experience physical punishment or mental abuse, often at the hands of their parents, teachers, or guardians, according to a report presented at a national seminar in Dhaka, says a press release.
Early marriage and adolescent pregnancy remain widespread among the workers in the country鈥檚 readymade garment sector, an ICDDR,B study reveals...
Nine out of every ten children aged between 1 and 14 years in Bangladesh face physical punishment or psychological abuse, often inflicted by parents, teachers or guardians, according to a report presented at a national seminar in the capital on Monday...
At least one in every six dengue death victims this year in Bangladesh is a child, while children account for nearly one-fifth of the total hospitalisations with the mosquito-borne viral fever, according to official data.
Harassment of women and children and fraud and blackmail on social media and different online platforms were becoming a rising concern, speakers said at a workshop in Rajshahi on Saturday.
Speakers at a discussion on Wednesday called on the government to take strong legal action to stop the commercial sexual exploitation of children...
Children depicted their imagination on walls in a nine-day solo interactive art exhibition titled 鈥楢 Drawing Room鈥� that concluded at La Galerie of Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka in Dhanmondi on Wednesday...
Government and non-government representatives have called for a united social effort to prevent violence and exploitation against children, stressing that the country鈥檚 future depends on their safety and wellbeing, says a press release.
Children living in Korail slum have depicted their everyday life and surroundings in a five-day group art exhibition titled 鈥楧esired Korail鈥� under way at Nook Dhaka at Banani in Dhaka...
Southeast Bank PLC has recognised academic achievements of 53 meritorious students, who are children of the bank鈥檚 employees, said a press release...
Three children drowned in a pond at Panjarai village of Kargaon union under Nabiganj in Habiganj on Wednesday...
Britain on Wednesday announced new sanctions against Russian officials and youth organisations linked to what London called Moscow鈥檚 policy to 鈥榙eport, indoctrinate and militarise Ukrainian children鈥�...
The head of Save the Children described in horrific detail Wednesday the slow agony of starving children in Gaza, saying they are so weak they do not cry.
THIS is worrying that incidents of sexual violence and rape are increasing. The Bangladesh Women鈥檚 Council reported a rise in gender-based violence in 2024, with the majority of the victims being girl children. There is an alarming surge in child marriage too. In 2024, about 20 cases of child marriage were reported whereas in the first six months of this year, the number is...
A survey by a woman rights organisation has revealed that in 2024, a staggering 60 per cent of the girl children who faced violence were victims of rape...
Neighbours, volunteers and parents escorted children to the first day of the new school year across Washington on Monday, vowing to protect students from Donald Trump鈥檚 deportation drive.
Armed with colourful oars, rowers pack into long boats in western Indonesia, paddling furiously in front of race crowds swelled by the viral success of a young boy famous for his dancing at the front of the traditional vessels...
Turkey鈥檚 First Lady wrote to her US counterpart Melania Trump on Saturday, asking her to show the same concern for Gaza鈥檚 children as she has shown for those of Ukraine.
Theatre troupe Bibartan Dhaka鈥檚 child wing have staged Rabindranath Tagore鈥檚 鈥楻other Roshi鈥� at the studio theatre hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy...
CHILDHOOD, from birth to eighteen, is the single most formative period in human life. It is during these years that the foundations of physical, cognitive, social, emotional, motor and linguistic development are laid. Research suggests that up to 90 per cent of brain development, along with socio-emotional and linguistic skills, occurs before the age of three. These...
The rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the country has continued to drop over the past five years, raising concerns over children鈥檚 health and the nation鈥檚 future...
AS BANGLADESH moves deeper into the digital age, the internet has become both a playground and a battleground for the country鈥檚 young users. A recent study by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University found that 59 per cent of rural children aged 11 to 17 who access the internet had faced cyber harassment or digital abuse 鈥� ranging from online...
