violence against children
Teachers are supposed to protect, not fatally punish students
Brutal treatment of students at a school in Satkhira has raised alarms
Kicking a football is no crime
Why are children still subjected to random violence and abuse?
Is a policy directive enough to stop school bullying?
This isn't the first time that regulations and directives have been issued by education authorities regarding bullying. The question is if and how the new directive can make a difference.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Child abuse and our crumbling social norms
There is a bias against the poor that leads to a general acceptance of violence against them.
National Girl Child Day: No country for our daughters
Although Sustainable Development Goals target ending abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against children by 2030, Bangladesh is yet to go a long way in this regard.
Editorial / Justice denied
According to a report by Prothom Alo, 97 percent of these cases filed in five tribunals in Dhaka district, over the last 15 years, ended up with no conviction. Some cases described in the report are disturbing and constitute absolute examples of why justice delayed is justice denied.
Editorial / Violence against children continues
In the nine months since January this year, at least 363 children were raped and 15 died as a result, according to Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).
VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN / When did torture become the norm?
It has become apparent that we live in a country where being signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child means little more than a perfunctory nod to the accepted international code of propriety.
Editorial / Rising trend in violence against children
Despite lofty rhetoric regarding our commitment to the protection of the 'future of our nation' the reality of the state of our children is grim if not macabre.
Teachers are supposed to protect, not fatally punish students
Brutal treatment of students at a school in Satkhira has raised alarms
Kicking a football is no crime
Why are children still subjected to random violence and abuse?
Is a policy directive enough to stop school bullying?
This isn't the first time that regulations and directives have been issued by education authorities regarding bullying. The question is if and how the new directive can make a difference.
Column by Mahfuz Anam: Child abuse and our crumbling social norms
There is a bias against the poor that leads to a general acceptance of violence against them.
National Girl Child Day: No country for our daughters
Although Sustainable Development Goals target ending abuse, exploitation, trafficking and all forms of violence against children by 2030, Bangladesh is yet to go a long way in this regard.
Justice denied
According to a report by Prothom Alo, 97 percent of these cases filed in five tribunals in Dhaka district, over the last 15 years, ended up with no conviction. Some cases described in the report are disturbing and constitute absolute examples of why justice delayed is justice denied.
Violence against children continues
In the nine months since January this year, at least 363 children were raped and 15 died as a result, according to Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF).
When did torture become the norm?
It has become apparent that we live in a country where being signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child means little more than a perfunctory nod to the accepted international code of propriety.
Rising trend in violence against children
Despite lofty rhetoric regarding our commitment to the protection of the 'future of our nation' the reality of the state of our children is grim if not macabre.
Justice for Rajon and Rakib
The courts have awarded various degrees of punishment to most of the accused, including the maximum punishment to several of them, in the killing of two young boys in Sylhet and Khulna.
