A 2024 study by the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) revealed that the economic value of women's unpaid ...

Nazma Akter, founder and executive director of Awaj Foundation, has been a relentless advocate for workers' rights in ...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warns of a critical funding shortfall for its emergency response operations in ...

Young Bangladeshi mother Mafia Akhter's decision to give birth at home and without a doctor left her grieving over her ...

Visiting Dhaka in January, it felt like the climate of fear that had pervaded the country for many years had finally been ...

The Guidance Note on Home-Based Childcare for Low-Income Communities highlights the importance of improving HBC through ...

Bangladesh is the country in Asia with the highest ratio of child marriages to its population. Some 38 million women are ...

FOUNDATIONAL learning, the acquisition of basic literacy and numeracy skills, is the cornerstone of a child’s educational ...

A United Nations investigation released this month into last year’s deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh found that up to 13% of the victims were children, with most deaths likely caused by ...

IN JANUARY 2025, the Trump administration made an unprecedented move: freezing all USAID foreign aid, effectively disrupting ...

Despite laws against it, child labour continues to exploit millions of children in Bangladesh. To address it properly, along with legal issues, the cultural and social dimensions must also be taken in ...

A UN investigation into year's deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh found that up to 13% of the victims were children, with most deaths likely caused by security forces.