Israeli strikes kill 16 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency on Sunday said Israeli strikes on the Palestinian territory killed 16 people, including at least three children...
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Commercial sexual exploitation of children
THE exploitation of children in any form represents one of the gravest violations of human rights. In Bangladesh, a country proud of its cultural richness, social resilience and progressive strides in education and gender equality, the reality of commercial sexual exploitation of children is a disturbing contradiction. Hidden in the shadows of urban centers, ports, brothels...
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...
Orphan care demands community and compassion
ORPHANED children in Bangladesh remain among the most vulnerable segments of society. Yet, despite the urgency of their situation, they are often overlooked in national statistics and policy planning. The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2019 notes that approximately 4.1 per cent of children in Bangladesh live without parental care. However, this figure barely...
US deports 3 American children: rights groups
Three American children aged two, four and seven 鈥� one of whom has a rare form of cancer 鈥� have been deported from the United States alongside their undocumented immigrant mothers, campaigners announced on Saturday.
Four charged with Magura girl rape, murder
The Magura Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal on Wednesday framed charges against four individuals accused of the death of an 8-year-old girl after rape in the district in early March this year...
BMU鈥檚 implants help over 900 hearing-impaired children speak
Around 1,000 individuals, including over 900 hearing-impaired children, who received cochlear implants at Bangladesh Medical University can now hear and speak, empowering them to lead independent lives and actively contribute to society rather than being dependent on it...
Protecting children from heat wave
AS THE scorching summer heat approaches, Bangladesh braces for extreme weather. Already grappling with the impacts of climate change, the country faces a growing risk threatening millions, particularly its most vulnerable populations 鈥� children. These young ones often suffer the most when temperatures soar, exacerbating health risks, disrupting education, and...
Israeli air strikes kill 11 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency reported that Israeli air strikes in the early hours of Wednesday killed at least 11 people, including women and children...
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...
Two children drown in pond
Two children died after drowning in a pond at Dharmapasha upazila in Sunamganj on Sunday noon...
Comprehensive support for street children a must
A SERIOUS lack of education for street children in Bangladesh, as child rights campaigners have pointed out on the occasion of International Day for Street Children, is worrying. The Bureau of Non-Formal Education and the Shishu Kalyan Trust programmes cover only 39,415 children against the total of 3.4 million street children. The Shishu Kalyan Trust also provides stipends...
Edn facilities for street children meagre聽
The existing government education facilities for the street children in Bangladesh are both inadequate and ineffective, observed educationists, child rights experts, and activists.
Thousands of children raped in DRC in 2 months: UN
The UN condemned on Friday the widespread rape of children in conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where thousands were reportedly subjected to sexual violence in the first two months of 2025.
Addressing child nutrition gaps
THE phrase 鈥榗hildren are the future of the nation鈥� is often repeated in discussions and seminars, yet the true significance of these words is frequently overlooked in practice. The well-being of children is directly tied to the future prosperity of any country and ensuring their physical and mental development is a national imperative. Without adequate nutrition, children...
BPA demands reform in child health sector
Bangladesh Paediatric Association in a meeting in Dhaka has demanded the reform in the existing child healthcare sector of the country...
Shiny and deadly, unexploded munitions a threat to Gaza children
War has left Gaza littered with unexploded bombs that will take years to clear, with children drawn to metal casings maimed or even killed when they try to pick them up, a demining expert said.
Over 100,000 child deaths, 63,000 stillbirths annually in Bangladesh: UN
Bangladesh is facing significant challenges in maternal and newborn care, according to latest reports released by the United Nations Inter-Agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation...
Battery boom drives Bangladesh lead poisoning epidemic
Bangladeshi Junayed Akter is 12 years old but the toxic lead coursing through his veins has left him with the diminutive stature of someone several years younger...
Humanitarian aid cuts could cause more children to die: UN
Cuts in international aid could bring an end to decades of progress in fighting child mortality, and even reverse the trend, the United Nations warned Monday.
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...
Rally honours martyred Palestinian children
Drik Picture Library organised a solidarity rally on Monday at Rabindra Sarobar in Dhanmondi of Dhaka in memory of the martyred children of Palestine...
Trial for rape, withdrawal of case against students sought
Speakers, including academics, rights activists, labour leaders and cultural activists on Saturday demanded the government take effective steps to ensure security of women and children, trial for rape and withdrawal of a case filed against left student leaders...
CHILD RAPED, FAMILY MURDERED: They walked free because she was Iraqi
ON MARCH 12, 2006, five United States soldiers from the 101st airborne division drank whiskey, plotted a massacre and descended on the home of聽Abeer Qassim al-Janabi, a 14-year-old Iraqi girl. They shot her father, mother and聽6-year-old sister聽execution-style. Then, as her baby sister鈥檚 body cooled on the floor, they took turns raping Abeer. When they were done...
Special-need children鈥檚 right to education should be ensured
THIS is disappointing that the education system still cannot ensure rights of children with disabilities. Teachers, students and parents have for long talked about the lack of infrastructural support and other resources needed for the education of children with disabilities. In early March, teachers of such non-government schools took to the streets, demanding an early...
No recognition for 2,697 schools for children with disabilities
The social welfare ministry is moving at a snail鈥檚 pace in recognising the non-government schools for children with disabilities in the country and then providing these schools with monthly payment order facilities.
Rights bodies for widening rape definition
The Rape Law Reform Coalition, a combine of 17 legal and rights organisations, on Wednesday suggested that amendments to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act-2000 should introduce a broader legal definition of rape to include all individuals to curb incidents of rape and violence against women...
End to repression on children, women demanded
The Left Democratic Alliance, a combine of six left political parties, and Rights activists on Wednesday urged the government to improve law and order situation and stop repression on the children and women across the country...
Child sexual exploitation and abuse
Child sexual exploitation and abuse is one of the most egregious violations of human rights, robbing children of their innocence, dignity and future. In Bangladesh, celebrated for its remarkable progress in socio-economic development, the issue remains pervasive and deeply entrenched. Despite legislative measures and awareness campaigns, thousands of children...
Two men held for attempted rape of girl child, rape of woman
A man was arrested in Chuadanga on charges of attempting rape on his adolescent daughter and another man was held in Kurigram on charges of raping his sister-in-law on Monday...