Nine in ten Bangladeshi children say that it is very important for the government to spend more on education, health and other areas that directly impact children, according to a new UNICEF survey. Some 14,000 children and 37,000 young people aged 18-24 participated in the survey, which asked them for their
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ICONE hosts programme for working women, their children
Information Centre on Nuclear Energy (ICONE) in Dhaka organised a special event for the female employees of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre and Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) on Saturday. The event was part of the programmes dedicated to the International Mother’s Day, said a prèss release. Md Abdur Razzaque,
Encourage children to take up sports to become good citizens : PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday underscored creating opportunities for sports, exercise and cultural activities for everyone saying these are inevitable elements for building a nation. “Sports, exercise and cultural activities are inevitable for a nation,” she said while addressing a programme to hand over National Sports Award 2013-2020 virtually from
Agami shares Eid happiness with Dalit Community kids in Netrakona
Agami Netrakona Chapter (ANC) organized an Iftar party and distributed Eid Gifts to the Dalit community children in Shararitu, Netrakona to sharing Eid happiness with them. Civil society members, cultural activists from different organizations, student leaders, ANC volunteers, and other officials attended the programme. Abdur Rahman Khan, Director of Field Operation of
Daraz Spreads Happiness to Children through “Sneher Eid Upohar”
Lifting up the Ramadan spirits of positivity, Daraz Bangladesh, has organized an event in collaboration with DNCC titled “Sneher Eid Upohar.” The event took place on Tuesday in the DNCC office auditorium, where DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam distributed 14,000 new clothes to the underprivileged children. On the occasion, children ranging in age
Collaborative efforts to end child marriage underscored
Collaborative efforts of all the government and non-government organizations concerned has become crucial to halt child marriage. Restriction of child marriage has also become the demand of time for the sake of protecting maternal and neonatal health everywhere in the society. The views were expressed at a view-sharing meeting on preventing child
BKash to disburse Labour Ministry’s stipends to children
In a bid to eradicate hazardous child labour through non-formal education and skill development, Ministry of Labour and Employment will disburse stipends to the risk-ridden children through bKash. In this regard, an agreement has been signed between the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the country's leading MFS provider bKash at
No child under 14 can be employed: Cabinet
The Cabinet today decided that none under 14 years could be recruited to work, approving the proposal of ratifying ILO Convention-138 which restricted employment of any child below 15. The Cabinet suggested that considering the socioeconomic condition of any country, the age limit of work entry should be 14 years. The approval
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Address climate change as child rights issue: 1m Bangladeshi children urge
Highlighting the need for urgent action, Bangladeshi children called on national leaders to address climate change as a child rights issue. They urged decision makers to involve children in finding solutions to the climate crisis. The call was made on Wednesday in a statement termed 'The Bangladeshi Children's Climate Declaration', that