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Children, women among 26 rescued at Teknaf

The Coast Guard in a press release on Wednesday said that they rescued 26 Rohingyas, including women and children, at Baharchhara under Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar while they were being trafficked to Malaysia...

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Ukraine slams Russian attack on children’s hospital

A Russian strike on a children’s hospital in southern Ukraine wounded at least nine people, including four children, authorities said Wednesday, while president Volodymyr Zelensky called it a ‘deliberate’ attack that shows Moscow does not want peace...

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Women, children among 13 killed in road accidents

At least 13 people, including five children and four women, were killed and eight others injured in separate road accidents in Chattogram, Noakhali, Pabna, Sherpur, Nilphamari, Madaripur and Bagerhat districts between Saturday night and Sunday...

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Govt working hard for child rights: adviser

Social welfare and women and children affairs adviser Sharmeen S Murshid at a programme in Dhaka on Monday said that they were working hard for the welfare and protection of children’s rights...

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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...

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90pc children face abuse, punishment

Nine out of every ten children aged between 1 and 14 years in Bangladesh face physical punishment or psychological abuse, often inflicted by parents, teachers or guardians, according to a report presented at a national seminar in the capital on Monday...

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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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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’s future depends on their safety and wellbeing, says a press release.

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UK slaps new sanctions on Russia

Britain on Wednesday announced new sanctions against Russian officials and youth organisations linked to what London called Moscow’s policy to ‘deport, indoctrinate and militarise Ukrainian children’...

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Govt should take multipronged approach to end rape culture

THIS is worrying that incidents of sexual violence and rape are increasing. The Bangladesh Women’s 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...

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Bibartan Dhaka children stage Rother Roshi at BSA

Theatre troupe Bibartan Dhaka’s child wing have staged Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Rother Roshi’ at the studio theatre hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy...

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Protecting children’s 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...

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6 drown in 3 districts

Six people – three students and three children – drowned in separate incidents in Chapainawabganj, Gopalganj and Chattogram districts between Saturday and Sunday...