Children Act 2013 should be amended: Sharmin Murshid
Social welfare and women and children affairs adviser Sharmeen S Murshid on Saturday said that the Children Act 2013 required amendments to protect children...
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ICCB, UNICEF hold dialogue on pvt sector
UNICEF and International Chamber of Commerce, Bangladesh held a dialogue at the ICCB premises on October 9 to explore new avenues for collaboration with the private sector to advance children鈥檚 rights and sustainable development in Bangladesh, said a press release.
NU, UNICEF join hands to prepare youth for global job market
National University held a discussion on 鈥榮trategic partnership to strengthen learning to earning鈥� at the conference room of the ICT building of the NU in Gazipur on Wednesday.
UNICEF lauds Bangladesh for prioritising children
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...
9 in 10 children face abuse or physical punishment in Bangladesh: seminar
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.
Obese surpass undernourished youths, UNICEF warns
Obesity has skyrocketed among children and adolescents bombarded by 鈥榰nethical鈥� marketing of junk food, outpacing undernourishment to become the leading form of malnutrition worldwide for the first time among those age five to 19, UNICEF warned Tuesday...
Standard Chartered Bangladesh, UNICEF to train 30,000 young people
Standard Chartered Bangladesh and UNICEF had joined forces to train 30,000 young people in financial literacy, entrepreneurship, and sales skills, said a press release on Wednesday...
UNICEF launches YPAG to promote child rights
Ahead of the International Youth Day, UNICEF on Thursday officially launched the Young People Advisory Group in Bangladesh, marking a major milestone in the organisation鈥檚 commitment to elevating youth voices and fostering meaningful engagement in shaping policies and programmes that affect children and young people across the country...
Safe cities for street children
IN THE crowded alleys and neon-lit corners of Dhaka, Chattogram, Khulna, and Sylhet, a vulnerable population often goes unseen 鈥� Bangladesh鈥檚 street children. They are the children who sleep under bridges, work at tea stalls, wash cars at intersections, and beg for survival. According to estimates by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and UNICEF, there are over...
Child workers are but ignored
Child labour remains a pressing crisis globally. According to estimates by the ILO and UNICEF, as of 2024, around 138 million children were engaged in labour, with approximately 54 million involved in hazardous tasks that endanger their health and development. Agriculture continues to account for the majority of cases, representing 61 per cent of all child labour...
Bangladesh not on track to end child labour by 2025
While a new report shows a sharp decline in child labour in the Asia-Pacific region, the situation in Bangladesh is not the same...
Half a million children in Bangladesh miss full immunisation: UNICEF, WHO, Gavi
The UNICEF, World Health Organisation and Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a joint press release raised serious concerns that nearly half a million (5,00,000) children in the country miss full immunisation...
Thousands of child migrants killed in decade of Med crossings: UN
Some 3,500 migrant children have died or gone missing in the past decade trying to cross the Mediterranean for Italy, UNICEF estimated on Tuesday, comparable to one child per day...
Fund cut threatens maternal health, say UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO
The UNICEF, UNFPA and the World Health Organisation on Monday said that Bangladesh's progress in maternal health could be at risk due to announced and potential funding cuts by key development partners.
UNICEF welcomes govt decision to establish separate children鈥檚 courts
The UNICEF on Monday welcomed the government of Bangladesh鈥檚 recent decision to establish separate children鈥檚 courts, marking a significant step toward ensuring a child-friendly justice system that upholds the rights and well-being of children...
Severe malnutrition among Rohingya children up 27pc: UNICEF
The number of Rohingya children needing emergency treatment for severe acute malnutrition in Bangladesh鈥檚 refugee camps has surged by 27 per cent in February 2025 compared to the same period last year, according to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund...
Gaps in water and sanitation policy should be addressed
A POLICY attention on ensuring access to basic sanitation facilities has left other relevant concerns such as faecal waste management and water and sanitation infrastructure maintenance unattended for decades. Experts, entrepreneurs, academics and development partners at a conference in Dhaka on February 25 called for addressing gaps in sanitation facilities. They have...
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...
UNICEF urges govt to take strategy for lead-free Bangladesh
The United Nations International Children鈥檚 Emergency Fund has urged the interim government to take a strategy to build a lead-free Bangladesh as findings from a research show...
Campaign held against lead pollution at Kuakata
Environmental activists in coastal town Kuakata of Patuakhali district organised a rally on Saturday, campaigning against lead pollution...
Asif urges nationwide sports expansion to end child labour
Youth and sports adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Monday said that there was no alternative to expand sports nationwide to eliminate child marriage and child labour...
UNICEF launches tenders for mpox vaccines
UNICEF said Saturday that it had launched an emergency tender for mpox vaccines to help countries hardest hit by the recent outbreak of the disease...
Floods put聽2m children聽at risk: UNICEF
The United Nations International Children鈥檚 Emergency Fund has issued a warning that over two million children in eastern Bangladesh are at risk as the worst floods in...
UNICEF keeps supporting Bangladesh to ensure Rohingya children鈥檚 safety
UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell has said that over the past 12 months, they have been 鈥榠ncreasingly concerned鈥� about the security situation in the camps and reports of child rights violations...
65 children killed during protests: UNICEF
The United Nations鈥� children agency UNICEF confirmed on Saturday that more than 65 children were killed during the recent crackdown on peaceful demonstrations in Bangladesh that...
Extreme heat exposure on the rise for millions of kids: UN
Nearly half a billion children are facing twice as many days of extreme heat each year 鈥� or more 鈥� than their grandparents did, the UN said Tuesday, warning of deadly consequences...
UNICEF, UNFPA to improve healthcare for children, women
Canada is supporting Bangladesh in improving primary healthcare systems for women, children, and adolescents through a partnership with UNICEF and UNFPA...
Floods in north-east region affect 7,72,000 children
More than 20,00,000 people, including over 7,72,000 children, have been affected by flash floods in north-east region of Bangladesh.聽
Bangladesh witnesses over two lakh deaths in 2021: UNICEF
Bangladesh witnessed more than 2,35,000 deaths, including over 19,000 deaths of children under five, due to air pollution in 2021, according to the...
