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...
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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...
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...
Ukrainians mourn children killed in Russia鈥檚 invasion
Ukrainians on Tuesday were mourning the hundreds of children killed since the beginning of Russia鈥檚 invasion, hours after a fresh attack left two children wounded in the war-scarred Donetsk region...
Children unfed all day, thousands for one toilet in Gaza: Oxfam
Palestinians displaced by the Gaza war are living in 鈥榓ppalling鈥� conditions, with children sometimes going for a whole day without food and thousands sharing...
MCRI, Incepta Pharmaceuticals partner to protect children from rotavirus
Murdoch Children鈥檚 Research Institute and Incepta Pharmaceuticals, based in Bangladesh, embarked on collaboration on Monday, aimed at bringing life-saving innovation to the global healthcare landscape...
Russia targeting children in anti-war dissent crackdown: AI
Russian authorities are increasingly targeting children and their families as punishment for opposing the Kremlin and its invasion of Ukraine, Amnesty International said on Friday....
6.70 lakh children to get vitamin A capsule
Six lakh and 70 thousands children will be provided vitamin A plus capsules at 1,827 centres of the Dhaka South City Corporation on June 1...
Daylong rain causes suffering to city people聽
Thousands of people from all walks of life, mostly school going children and office goers suffered immensely from water stagnation in the capital on Monday due to heavy rainfall following the cyclone Remal...
Two children drown in Chuadanga pond
Two children drowned in a pond at Shakharia village of Jibonnagar upazila in Chuadanga on Saturday morning.
Mines, unexploded ordnance a daily menace for Afghanistan鈥檚 children
The black mushroom cloud had barely faded in Ghazni province before kids clustered around the edge of the crater created by the mine, one of the...
Japan changes law to allow joint custody after divorce
Japanese lawmakers enacted legislation on Friday that allows the option of joint custody of children after divorce......
Number of children fleeing Latin America soars: UN
More than 30,000 children have crossed the perilous Darien Gap jungle in four months on the path to a better life in the United States, a number...
Women, children 56pc of Gaza war dead: UN
Women and children make up at least 56 per cent of the thousands killed in the Gaza war, the UN said on Tuesday, amid controversy over the toll based on numbers from the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza...
Violence against children and our laws
VIOLENCE against children remains a pervasive issue in Bangladesh, affecting countless children from all backgrounds. This violence manifests in...
鈥楶otu鈥� to hit local cinemas today
Music director and composer Ahmmed Humayun鈥檚 maiden silver screen directorial venture titled 鈥楶otu鈥� is scheduled to hit cinemas today...
HC bans PP from courts for defaming magistrate
The High Court on Tuesday banned a government law officer from appearing in courts for 20 days for making contemptuous remarks on social media against a judicial officer following an altercation in courtroom...
Pledge to eliminate child labour by 2025 appears mere rhetoric
AN INCREASE in child labour, with more than a million children engaged in hazardous work, shows the emptiness of the government鈥檚 pledge to eliminate child labour in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals aimed at ending all forms of child labour...
UN 鈥榓larmed鈥� at impact of Lebanon border clashes on children
The United Nations children鈥檚 agency warned on Tuesday that conflict on Lebanon鈥檚 border was taking a heavy toll on children, with thousands out of school and...
Two children die of 鈥榝ood poisoning鈥�
Two children, from two neighbouring families, reportedly died of food poisoning in sadar upazila of Gazipur Sunday night...
2 children drown in River Mahananda
Two children drowned in the River Mahananda in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj district while taking...
Children at high risk amid persisting heatwave in Bangladesh: UNICEF
The unusual rise in temperatures poses grave risks, particularly to newborns, infants, and young children who are considered to be an especially vulnerable population to heat-related illnesses such as heat stroke and diarrhoea...
2 children drown in Ctg pond
Two children drowned while bathing in a pond at Chandanaish upazila in Chattogram on Monday...
Children mostly affected by heatwave
Children are among the worst affected by the ongoing heatwave, as child hospitalisation with pneumonia, asthma, breathing difficulties, and fever is on the rise in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country...
14 killed as truck rams vehicles
At least 14 people, including four children, were killed and 11 others were injured when a truck ploughed through several vehicles at the Gabkhan Bridge toll booth area under Sadar upazila in Jhalakathi on Wednesday...