Strong legal action demanded
Speakers at a discussion on Wednesday called on the government to take strong legal action to stop the commercial sexual exploitation of children...
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鈥楢 Drawing Room鈥� encourages children to pursue art
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...
United call to shield children from violence, abuse
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.
鈥楧esired Korail鈥� features artworks of children
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...
Children of SEB employees get awards for academic success
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 minor children drown in Habiganj
Three children drowned in a pond at Panjarai village of Kargaon union under Nabiganj in Habiganj on Wednesday...
UK slaps new sanctions on Russia
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�...
NGO says starving Gaza children too weak to cry
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.
Govt should take multipronged approach to end rape culture
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...
60pc rape victims children, 28pc perpetrator aged 11鈥�30
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...
New school year in Washington marked by fear of anti-migrant raids
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.
Erdogan鈥檚 wife calls on Melania to speak up for Gaza鈥檚 children
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.
Bibartan Dhaka children stage Rother Roshi at BSA
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...
Protecting children鈥檚 rights
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...
Govt鈥檚 failure to enforce law blamed for decline in breastfeeding
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...
6 drown in 3 districts
Six people 鈥� three students and three children 鈥� drowned in separate incidents in Chapainawabganj, Gopalganj and Chattogram districts between Saturday and Sunday...
BotTala Actors鈥� Studio premieres 鈥楪ulliver鈥檚 Travels鈥�
BotTala Actors鈥� Studio premiered its children鈥檚 theatre production titled 鈥楪ulliver鈥檚 Travels鈥� at Naat Mandal of Dhaka University on Saturday...
Issues govt should shore up to contain lead poisoning
THE findings of a study report that about 98 per cent of the children living in Dhaka are exposed a high level of lead poisoning, which can cause memory loss, a headache, depression and the loss of intelligent quotient, is worrying. The study that the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh along with the Stanford School of Medicine of the...
Withdrawal of project of public interest not an option
THE government鈥檚 discontinuing its support for the national academy for children with special needs at a time when there are barely any facilities to ensure access to education for children with autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders is disconcerting. The Planning Commission on August 4 decided to close the academy on the grounds that the implementation of the...
Govt to close project on nat鈥檒 academy for autistic children
The government is going to close an education ministry project to establish a national academy for the children with autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities...
Govt defends prog as incentive for children from low-income families
The government primary scholarship examinations will work as a financial incentive for the children from low-income families for continuing their education, said the primary and mass education ministry in a statement on Saturday...
Cut in global funding in education
A SIGNIFICANT number of underprivileged children continue to suffer from what is now recognised as learning poverty 鈥� particularly in developing foundational literacy and numeracy skills 鈥� despite the government鈥檚 considerable annual investment in primary education through the Primary Education Development Programme and additional efforts by...
Authorities should meet needs of people with disabilities
TWO-THIRDS of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities having no access to education points to the neglect and systemic barriers that the children continue to face. A survey report, made public on July 29, also finds that four-fifths of adults with neurodevelopmental disabilities remain excluded from employment opportunities. The study, conducted in July 2023鈥揓uly...
The Gaza Riviera
ISRAELIS do not see the images of skeletal corpses of Palestinian children who they have starved to death as a curse. They do not see the slain families they gun down at food hubs 鈥� designed not to deliver aid but lure starving Palestinians into a massive concentration camp in the south of Gaza in preparation for deportation 鈥� as a war crime. Israelis do not look at...
Children art camp held in Barishal
A daylong art camp titled 鈥楶atar Chhabi鈥� was organised in Barishal on Saturday, which featured artworks of 50 students of Paschim Rajiher Government Primary School at Agailjhara upazila in the district...
4 children drown in Noakhali, Narsingdi
Four children, including two minor cousins, drowned in separate incidents in Narsingdi and Noakhali on Sunday...
Sumud and children of Palestine
A NATION that maims, kills and starves men, women and children is unlikely to survive. Also, leaders of nations who have aided in those atrocities will likely face the same fate...
652 malnourished children die in Nigeria in 6 months: MSF
More than 600 malnourished children have died in northern Nigeria in six months after failing to receive proper care as foreign aid dries up, a medical charity has said.
Quarter of children in its Gaza clinics malnourished: MSF
Doctors Without Borders charity said Friday that a quarter of all young children and pregnant or breastfeeding women screened at its clinics in Gaza last week were malnourished, blaming Israel鈥檚 鈥榩olicy of starvation鈥�.
Quota for freedom fighters鈥� grandchildren dropped
The education ministry on Thursday published the college admission guidelines for the current academic year, dropping quota for the grandchildren of the freedom fighters...