The government has declared 43 types of work as hazardous for children—jobs that threaten their physical and mental development.
Daily acts of punishment cause thousands of injuries and deaths among children each year.
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.
The most common misconceptions about child sex abuse is that it is only perpetrated by strangers and that it is gender specific to girls. Some think that children from poor families are vulnerable to abuse and children who are healthy
While looking into this matter of mother-child relationship we have come across some interesting specialist's viewpoints regarding the
I often get confused when I hear that children have a right to express their views on issues affecting them. Does it mean that we have to listen to whatever children say?
Sometimes I wonder how the future generations will view our time. For example, what will be their reaction when they come to know of the child labour situation in our society?
I have a 3-year-old son. He is very active and does not listen to what I say. Sometimes I end up shouting at him.
"I am a good teacher, as I do not scold or punish my students. If they do not understand something then I explain it to them,” declared a four-year-old who was acting out the role of a “teacher”; the “students” were his parents.
For the last few days, I have been thinking of a group of adolescent girls (studying in high school) whom I met in a char of Lalmonirhat district several years ago.
This was what a renowned paediatrician said to the parent of a four year old child. The comment illustrates the level of frustration and helplessness about the air pollution of Dhaka.
In the last one and a half years, 24 girls below three years were raped. It was also reported that most of the perpetrators were known to the children.
Recently violence against children has been highlighted by print and electronic media of Bangladesh. Media usually report extreme cases of violence (abductions, killings, rapes). According to Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum (BSAF), 1,085 children
