In Bangladesh, visually challenged people have little access to the rich world of literature, an exclusion that limits their ability to experience the joy of storytelling.
Are we truly creating an environment that fosters love for books among children?
Studies reveal startling trends: adolescents spending over three hours daily on social media are twice as likely to face anxiety and depression.
Child marriage in Bangladesh hinders girls' education and lifelong opportunities.
In Bangladesh, 361 students, a significant percentage of whom were elementary students, succumbed to suicide between January and August in 2023.
It is our responsibility to make society safe for girls by strengthening child protection system at the community and national levels.
Listening to others does not mean agreeing with them, but acknowledging that different opinions exist and seeking to understand them is crucial.
Children are born with immense potential. Isn’t it a tremendous waste of human capacity to confine them to limited roles?
Working in international development for almost two decades has been a truly enriching experience.While my work has taken
Do we know about the realities of children in newly poor households? According to a survey conducted by the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) and Brac Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD), the number of new poor in August 2021 reached 3.24 crore.
Ruma (not her real name) is working as a nutritionist and counsellor in an organisation that offers treatment and support to thalassemia patients.
In the first eight months of 2021, at least 79 girls with disabilities have been subjected to rape in the country, according to a recent report by the National Girl Child Advocacy Forum Bangladesh.
Fairooz Faizah Beether, a fourth-year student of Khulna University, recently received the 2021 Goalkeepers Global Goals Changemaker Award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
News of child marriage is unfortunately quite common in Bangladesh. But the report about 50 young girls from the same school being married off during the pandemic is something that hits you especially hard.
Salim (not his real name) is 42 years old and works in a private company in Dhaka. Recently, he needed to go to an office to have a meeting, and felt intense anxiety. This happens to him whenever he has to meet any man alone.
Social media is flooded with children’s photos, quotes and videos that are being posted by their parents.
During the Covid-19 lockdowns, men have been performing more care work than any other time in recent history.
Shishurai Shobis a voluntary initiative, which aims to contribute to creating a child sensitive society by developing awareness and capacity of all concerned adults across all socio-economic groups.
