Tags : Children
Shishu Park must open its door to children
THE Dhaka Shishu Park has been closed for children since 2019 for renovation and is unlikely to open its doors by 2026. The modernisation plan, initially taken by the liberation war affairs ministry at a cost of Tk 265.44 crore for the Liberation Monument project in Suhrawardy Udyan, was supposed to begin in January 2018...
Independent child directorate for neglected children demanded
Child rights activists at a discussion demanded an independent 鈥楥hild Directorate鈥� for protection, development, and implementation of rights of neglected children in the country...
SCHOOLS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES: Teachers continue sit-in for MPO facilities
A section of teachers of non-government schools for the children with disabilities, including autism spectrum, from across the country continued their sit-in programme in the capital for the 9th day running on Monday demanding Monthly Payment Order facilities.
Millions of children affected by US aid halt: UN
The UN children鈥檚 agency UNICEF said Friday that it was studying the impact of drastic US aid cuts, with millions of children already affected by the funding freeze imposed last month.
鈥業gnition of Metaphor鈥� depict stories of abused women, children
Young artist Md Zahurul Islam has portrayed the stories of abused women and children in his first solo exhibition titled Ignition of Metaphor under way at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka...
Special-needs childcare providers demand arrears
Staff members of 35 government-run centres of Shishu Bikash Kendra demanded salary arrears and regularisation of the care service for children with special needs across the country...
Climate vs classrooms
THE phrase 鈥榯oday鈥檚 children are tomorrow鈥檚 future鈥� rings increasingly hollow in the wake of UNICEF鈥檚 recent report, 鈥楲earning Interrupted: Global Snapshot of Climate-Related School Disruptions in 2024鈥�. Education is a fundamental human right and a cornerstone of national progress, yet the growing frequency of extreme weather events 鈥� intensified by...
Protecting women and children in cyberspace
THE digital revolution has transformed societies worldwide, creating opportunities for communications, education and economic growth. However, as the virtual world expands, it also brings challenges...
鈥楰ids Time Fair鈥� begins at Shishu Academy
A three-day event celebrating children鈥檚 creativity titled The Kids Time Fair began on the Shishu Academy premises in Dhaka on Friday.
Climate affected 33m children鈥檚 schooling: UNICEF
Thirty-three million children鈥檚 education was disrupted in Bangladesh in 2024 as the children were among the worst affected globally for climate events, according to a United Nations International Children鈥檚 Emergency Fund report.
242m children鈥檚 schooling disrupted by climate shocks in 2024
Extreme weather disrupted the schooling of about 242 million children in 85 countries last year 鈥� roughly one in seven students, the UN children鈥檚 agency reported Thursday, deploring what it said was an 鈥榦verlooked鈥� aspect of the climate crisis.
SURGE IN COLD-RELATED ILLNESS: Urban healthcare systems strained
URBAN centres, especially in Dhaka, face a significant rise in cold-related illness. The most vulnerable segments, the children and the elderly, bear the brunt, causing overcrowded hospitals and overextended healthcare system...
Layered approach needed to head off economic violence
COMPLAINTS of economic violence against women have, as statistics with the National Helpline Centre for Violence against Women and Children suggest, increased for four years, with 460,358 calls having been received in 2024, which account for more than a half of all the calls, 939,700, in connection with violence against women of any forms received that..
Improving primary education
THE vision of the primary education sector is to provide inclusive, qualitative learning to children. Interventions that were taken by the government couldn鈥檛 bring the desired outcome regarding providing quality learning to each and every child. If challenges can be identified properly, it can be easier to find out the ways of addressing...
STUDENT SUICIDE IN 2024: Nearly 58pc schoolchildren: Aachol Foundation 聽
Nearly 58 per cent were schoolchildren among those who allegedly committed suicide in the past year, according to a report of volunteer organisation Aachol Foundation.
鈥楶LAY TO LEARN鈥�: 8 lakh Rohingya children, parents benefited from project: BRAC
Nearly 8,00,000 Rohingya children, parents, and caregivers directly benefited from the 鈥楶lay to Learn鈥� project over the past six years...
19.5m Yemenis in need of aid as crisis worsens: UN
More than 19.5 million people in Yemen will need assistance in 2025, a senior UN official said Wednesday, expressing concern over a worsening humanitarian crisis and for children suffering from malnutrition...
7 children among killed as Israel hits Khan Yunisca
Gaza health officials said a wave of Israeli strikes hit the territory鈥檚 southern district of Khan Yunis on Tuesday evening, killing a dozen people, including seven children...
All goodies slipping by
LIFE was not like this in the past. In our childhood, we saw many things that are not known to the children of the day. Or, I should say that we did not witness in our childhood what today鈥檚 children have been experiencing. It is not the common worries of life that I am trying to say here such as parenting and the schooling of children, mobile menace or...
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza
Israeli strikes killed at least 12 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, officials said on Wednesday, as the nearly 15-month war ground on into the new year with no end in sight...
More than half of Syrian children out of school
About half of school-age children in Syria are missing out on education after nearly 14 years of civil war, Save the Children said on Monday, calling for 鈥榠mmediate action鈥�.
Israeli strike kills 22 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said on Wednesday that an overnight Israeli air strike in the northern part of the Palestinian territory killed at least 22 people, including women and children...
HC questions player, staff quotas in DU admission
The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking Dhaka University authorities to explain within two weeks why the quotas for the children of university teachers and employees and the sports quota in admission should not be declared illegal...
Israeli strikes kill 25 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Tuesday that Israeli strikes in the north of the Palestinian territory had killed 25 people, including women and children...
Hospitals need to step up efforts to treat cold-related diseases
AN INCREASE in the number of patients, especially children and the elderly, with complaints of cold-related diseases and death from such diseases warrants special measures. Besides, patients with diseases that are usually aggravated by cold weather, including respiratory problems, diarrhoea, jaundice, skin diseases, fever and others, have crowded...
Mass uprising leaves 55pc children traumatised: study
Ever since the July-August student-led mass uprising, 55 per cent primary schoolchildren have been living in a state of fear struggling with serious mental health consequences, according to a study revealed on Monday in the capital...
Cold diseases hit children hard as winter begins
Cold related illness like fever, sneezing, cough, neck pain and asthma has been increasing among the children as the winter begins...
Inclusive education for all children demanded
Government officials, educators and rights activists at a workshop on Saturday demanded ensuring inclusive and quality education for all children, including those with disabilities.