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Opinion
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) encompasses several different fields and is relevant for family planning, maternal, newborn and child health, as well as public health. However, despite its importance, it is often neglected due to social, cultural and religions reasons. Young pe...
Menstrual hygiene management is often overlooked and there is a tendency for majority of the people to shy away from this topic. There is social stigma attached to it and therefore it is continually neglected despite being crucial to ensuring the health of girls and women.As a result, there is a lac...
According to UNICEF, Bangladesh has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world, ranking fourth after Niger, the Central African Republic and Chad. The rate of child marriages stands at 59 per cent, meaning 59 per cent of girls under the age of 18 are married off, often against thei...
The use of modern contraceptive methods is closely tied to the success of family planning programmes carried out by the government of Bangladesh. The success of these programmes has garnered appreciation as well as interest from around the globe due to their outstanding success in increasing th...
Maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) encompasses the sector of public health, policy making and intervention programmes designed to improve survival and nutrition for mothers, infants and children under 5. The approach emphasizes the importance of improving survival and nutrition for mothers an...
National,Front Page
The proposed budget for the fiscal year (FY) 2020-21 has allocated Tk 10,000 crore to meet urgent needs and save lives from coronavirus. Apart from this, special activities worth Tk 5,500 crore are being implemented under the health services department to deal with the deadly virus.Besides, two proj...
The inception of family planning initiatives in the region date back to before our independence. The earliest voluntary efforts of family planning implementation date back to the 1950s. In contemporary times, family planning efforts are carried out by government agencies and the efforts are fur...
The deadly coronavirus is wreaking havoc in countries all around the world. Bangladesh is not exempt from its effects. The country has effectively been in lockdown since March 18, with all educational institutes and shopping centers ordered to remain close. However, after a month and half of ma...
Asma AkterCorona has created a sense of panic around the world. The whole country is on lockdown. All government and non-government offices are closed. No acceptable vaccine or cure has been discovered yet. Relatives do not dare go near the infected person, there is no one to take dead bodies, or ar...
All Section,City
As long as she can remember, writer and dramatist Lipi Monoar has been involved with the world of theater. Her first drama was staged when she was in ninth grade. Today her stories are being shown on television, on stage and aired over the radio. Bangla Language and Literature major from Dhaka ...
After years of near-misses at the world cup, Bangladesh finally brought the trophy home thanks to the indomitable spirit of the under-19 cricket team. The whole nation has been swept up in a tide of joy as the young athletes made history on the pitch thousands of miles away from home. Banglades...
Research is a prime component of any higher education institution. The amount of research work being done by a university per year is indicative of its academic potential. It also reflects on the student body and the faculties of the university. The scenario in public universities in terms of r...
All Section,Education & Culture
Share-Net Bangladesh hosted Knowledge Fair 2019 on Sunday to raise awareness and exchange knowledge on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR). The day-long event was held at Spectra Convention Centre, Gulshan-1 and consisted of seminars, plenary sessions, poster presentations, live pe...
In this fast paced world, we are presented our news in a quick fashion, no matter the medium, i.e. television, print, digital or radio. Moreover, the political landscape of today is much more convoluted than the situation a few decades back. In fact, there seems to be no black and white, instead the...
The under-construction Padma Bridge is one of the most highly anticipated projects to be ever taken up by the government of Bangladesh. It represents a burning hope for a new Bangladesh which our forefathers only dreamt of. The bridge will link the southwestern region of the country to no...
Special Supplement
She is both fierce and feminine. She nurtures and she destroys. Such is the image of Goddess Durga, the strongest goddess in Hinduism. In this day and age, Durga is the perfect icon of feminism for modern women. Durga herself is thought to be greater than all the gods and goddesses. Her power comes ...
Despite unimaginable growth of the country in the last few years, the job sector has hardly expanded, leaving many to wonder about the significance of such growth. Indeed, growth itself is meaningless if it’s not inclusive and benefits only a few. Those who are un...
The second day of legal prorogation battle ended yesterday with the Supreme Court deciding that suspension of parliament is not for the courts to "design a set of rules" over prorogation (i.e. the suspension) as it was a political matter. Two appeals will be heard in the Supreme Court...
Business
Jamdani saree, pride of Bangladesh, fetches around Tk 100 crore from export annually. This traditional item is mainly weaved in Narayanganj and its adjacent areas. There are families of weavers who keep alive the sophisticated product for generations. Most of the Jamdani Sarees are exported to...
Special Supplement,Heroes of History
The rise of Kazi Nazrul Islam in Bengali literature has been regarded as a comet in the sky of literary arts. The impact he had in the field of literature is incomparable to any other figure in contemporary times. He is best known, after penning the famous poem ‘Bidrohi’, as the rebel po...
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