An unprecedented number of 36.5 million children were displaced by conflict, violence and other crises by the end of 2021, the highest number since World War II, according to the UN Children’s Fund UNICEF. The figure includes 13.7 million refugees and asylum-seeking children, and nearly 22.8 million children who are internally displaced due to conflict ... Read more
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Children being used in political activities in Sylhet
The trend of using children in violent political programmes, like other hazardous jobs, is increasing alarmingly in the Sylhet city in violation of human and child rights charter. Article 6.7.4 of the National Children Policy 2011 stipulates that ‘The children cannot be used in the political activity, neither they could be lured and compelled to
HC bans domestic work by children
Dhaka: The High Court in a verdict on Tuesday prohibited the employment of children below 12 years as domestic help in the country. The HC also directed the government to recognise the domestic workers as workers under the Labour Law. It also asked the authorities concerned to provide facilities to the domestic workers,
Many leave schools for mistreatment: Study
Many children are also excluded from schools for sitting on back benches, wearing dirty clothes and not being among the top tier in their classes, says a study. It says these children are branded as bad students and remain largely ignored and overlooked by their teachers. This label of being a bad student spreads beyond ... Read more
Operation Smile’s second mission begins
Operation Smile’s second mission for treating a hundred poor children with cleft lip began at Care Hospital in the capital on Sunday. The first mission took place at BSSMU Hospital where approximately a hundred surgeries were done. Operation Smile is a worldwide children’s medical charity recognised by UNICEF that