No children killed in student protests: HM
The home minister, Asaduzzaman Khan, on Saturday said that no children were killed in the violence centring the student protests for public job quota reforms.
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Bangladesh violence leaves at least 32 children killed: UNICEF
At least 32 children were killed in Bangladesh during the quota reform protests in July with many more injured and detained, said UNICEF regional director for...
Official Gaza death toll is a lie
THE death toll in Gaza is way too low by every imaginable metric. We need to be stressing this 鈥� all the more so when Israel鈥檚 apologists are vigorously engaged in a disinformation campaign to suggest that the figures are inflated...
Another commission sought over deaths of 4 children
A writ petition was filed on Wednesday seeking a High Court directive on the government to form a judicial inquiry commission to find out the cause of deaths of four children during the student quota reform movement...
Govt must honour and heed demands for justice
THE government is still showing an unwillingness to bring those responsible for the death of more than 200 students and people, including at least 16 children, mostly in indiscriminate police firing during the student protests to justice. The government is still continuing with the wholesale arrest of students and people in cases of 鈥榲andalism and violence鈥�...
Writ petition seeks judicial inquiry into deaths of 4 children inside their homes
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Wednesday seeking its directive to identity those responsible for the deaths of four children inside their homes during the recent unrest and to form a judicial probe commission in this connection.
39 police officers injured in unrest after 3 girls killed in UK
The United Kingdom prime minister, Keir Starmer, said those responsible for the violence that left police officers injured in protests after a mass stabbing that left three children dead would 鈥榝ace the full force of the law鈥�.
16 children killed, scores injured during deadly protests in Bangladesh
At least 16 children, including nine students and a preschooler, were killed and scores of others were injured in violent clashes during recent student protests for quota reform in...
Third child dies following mass stabbing in UK
A third child died on Tuesday and five others remained critically injured after a knife attack on a Taylor Swift-themed dance event in a quiet seaside community in...
Many killed, hurt at home, workplaces during deadly protests in Bangladesh
Many ordinary people, including children, were killed and wounded at home and workplaces in allegedly indiscriminate firing by the security agencies on roads and in residential areas to disperse the clashing protesters from different locations in the capital as student protests for quota reform turned violent...
Health minister urges reduction in caesarean deliveries
Health minister Samanta Lal Sen emphasised government鈥檚 commitment to reduce the number of caesarean operations in childbirth across Bangladesh....
Rumour that claims 35 children missing in 48hrs found baseless: DMP
Since Saturday morning, a claim that 鈥�35 children have been reported missing in 48 hours鈥� has been circulating widely on Facebook, causing panic among parents. However, police have dismissed the claim as a 鈥榖aseless rumour.鈥�...
Play-based learning enhances children鈥檚 cognitive development: research聽
An extensive research conducted by International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh shows that play-based child-rearing programmes significantly enhance...
Nepal jails 鈥楤uddha boy鈥� for 10 years over child sex abuse
A Nepali court on Monday sentenced a man whose followers believe him to be a reincarnation of Buddha to 10 years in prison for child sexual abuse...
Children showcase artistic talent in national exhibition
Children have showcased their artistic talent participating in the Second National Children鈥檚 Painting Exhibition under way at the Sheikh Russel Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shishu Academy in the capital...
Develop children as worthy citizens: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday stressed the need for grooming children with the knowledge of science and technology to make them worthy citizens as they could conquer the moon in the future...
Three children, including two brothers, drown in Padma
Three children, including two brothers, drowned while bathing in the Padma River at Bhaduria Dangi under Chartarapur union in Pabna Sadar upazila on Monday...
When children are seen as enemy
IT WAS a sombre, quiet ceremony when the names of more than 10,000 children who were killed in Gaza were read out in Berlin. The memorial ceremony took place...
Frustration grows as Rohingya youths face grim reality
Over half a million Rohingya children are growing up in Bangladesh camps amid frustration, without hope for the future, and with fears of being drawn into extremism...
Air pollution linked to 2,000 child deaths a day: report
Nearly 2,000 children die every day from health problems linked to air pollution, which is now the second biggest risk factor for early death worldwide, a report said on...
UN sees tripling of children killed in global conflicts in one year
Global conflicts killed three times as many children and twice as many women in 2023 than in the previous year, as overall civilian fatalities swelled 72 per cent...
Corporal punishment to discipline children must stop
THIS is concerning that children are still routinely subjected to corporal punishment and there is absence of an enabling environment for child development. On the first-ever International Day of Play observed on June 13, UNICEF published a study, estimating that about 330 million children regularly endure psychological aggression...
90pc children experience violent discipline
An alarming 9 out of 10 children aged 1-14 years face violent discipline each month by caregivers, affecting over 45 million children in...
Child victims of war spiked in 2023 amid Gaza, Sudan crises: UN
Violence against children in armed conflicts reached 鈥榚xtreme levels鈥� in 2023, particularly in Gaza and Sudan, according to a forthcoming UN report obtained by AFP on Tuesday...
Actions to save women, children from extreme weather demanded
Women鈥檚 rights activists and urban planners at a discussion on Monday called on city mayors to take measures to protect women and children from extreme weather in Dhaka...
A call to end child labour
IN WILLIAM Blake鈥檚 touching poems 鈥楾he Chimney Sweeper鈥� from his collections Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience, he paints a sad picture of child labour during the Industrial Revolution. Blake describes little children, covered in soot, crying out 鈥榳eep, weep.鈥�...
Fresh perspective needed to end child marriage
ADVOCATES for preventing child marriage, both within the government and in society, are understandably frustrated. Despite the national policy setting 18 as the legal age of marriage for girls, the Child Marriage Restraint Act being passed in 2017, and the adoption...
Lake Vista Park and children in Gaza
ON A Saturday, I decided to visit Lake Vista Park, located in Wisconsin鈥檚 Oak Creek city, for a quick escape from monotony at home. We drove for 20 minutes to reach the Michigan lakeshore...
1 in 4 children face 鈥榮evere鈥� food poverty: UNICEF
More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in 鈥榮evere鈥� food poverty, UNICEF has warned 鈥� meaning more than 180 million are at risk of...
Bangladesh requires 215 years to eliminate child marriage: UNFPA
The country will require 215 years to eliminate child marriage as per the current rate of reduction of child marriage in the country, said the United Nations Population Fund...