... purpose, which was only their personal gain and nothing further. Youth were intentionally overlooked for long and it became a practice to accept the societal structure as it was. But being in...
Representatives from youth organisations demanded the government to engage the youth community with all development initiatives to pave the way for youths to take the lead of the process of transforming the country into a steady progressing one.
Worried at the growing adverse impacts of climate change on Bangladesh, youths on Saturday called upon the government to engage them in the development process to build a climate resilient country livable for women, girls and youth-the worst vulnerable classes.
Over 500 students from the country’s public and private universities gathered at Dhaka University to discuss the issue of Disaster readiness towards building a sustainable Dhaka city at a two-day Youth Conference, titled “Model UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Dhaka+20)” at the Senate Auditorium on May 11-12.
Surely many people have heard the phrase ‘an eye for an eye’, but ‘a stare for a stare’! I do not think so. ‘The meaning of the principle, an eye for an eye, is that a person who has injured another...
"Two mud houses are under flood water. I am living in a neighbour’s house and my parents are living in the makeshift house beside the roads"25 year-old Hashi Akhter tells us. She is a young...
In Bangladesh the “Vision of Girls”-project is one of the ways Action Aid fights to create better futures for young girls. As a member of Activista I have had the honor to meet Salma who used to live...
I was shocked and embarrassed to hold a condom in my hand in front a room full of people. I did not dare to look anywhere while I was holding it in my hand. I was wondering what am I supposed to do...
Bangladesh has reduced poverty and improved living standards significantly in recent years despite the global economic recession and natural calamities. In spite of rising standards of living, some...
I came across a new word called ‘small farmer’ while reading the National Agricultural Policy, 1999 of the Government of Bangladesh. The term, ‘small farmer’, is not defined in the policy. It...
