Journey begins with four, now over 400 students: Head Teacher
Journey begins with four, now over 400 students: Head Teacher

Approximately 15% of the population in Bangladesh comprises persons with disabilities. A country cannot progress while leaving behind such a significant segment of its population. Aiming for humanitarian development, Bashundhara Group has established free special education for underprivileged...

Students overcoming barriers to learn and grow
Students overcoming barriers to learn and grow

Although Zayed Imam Apon crossed the age of three, he would not respond when called by his name, could not perform tasks independently, and displayed uncontrollable restlessness, often screaming loudly. Concerned about his delayed development, his parents, Jafar and Sharmin, sought the advice of...

UN appeals for $9.9bn funding to support conflict, crisis-torn children
UN appeals for $9.9bn funding to support conflict, crisis-torn children

United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) has launched a $ 9.9 billion funding appeal to reach 109 million children in 146 countries with lifesaving aid next year, reports UNB. Around the world, 213 million children are at the sharp end of unpredictable and volatile humanitarian emergencies. The...

Who is Rikta Akter on the BBC 100 Women 2024 list?
Who is Rikta Akter on the BBC 100 Women 2024 list?

The BBC has released BBC 100 Women 2024 list where inspiring and influential women from around the world have been placed. Rikta Akter Banu, the only Bangladeshi who has been placed on the list. Media reports says: Banu, who worked as a senior staff nurse in Kurigrams Chilmari upazila,...

Israel kills 100, including 4 aid workers in Gaza
Israel kills 100, including 4 aid workers in Gaza

Israeli attacks on sieged Gaza have killed at least 100 people, including four aid workers during the last 24 hours starting from Saturday dawn, reports Al Jazeera. Of those deceased, at least 40 were killed in a single air raid in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. Earlier, Israeli air...

130,000 children under 10 trapped in north Gaza
130,000 children under 10 trapped in north Gaza

Save the Children shared the situation of children in north Gaza under the occupation of Israel, reports Al Jazeera. The organization noted that the children have been cut off from supplies of food, water and medicine since October 6, when Israeli forces launched a siege on northern Gaza. The...

Afghan children struggle for a bite of bread as world celebrates Children's Day
Afghan children struggle for a bite of bread as world celebrates Children's Day

Despite the cessation of conflict in Afghanistan and Childrens Day being celebrated worldwide, countless Afghan children are still required to work hard and abandon school to support their families. Extreme poverty prevents a lot of families from sending their children to school. The majority of...

Over 200 children killed in Lebanon in under two months: UN
Over 200 children killed in Lebanon in under two months: UN

The United Nations (UN) said Tuesday that over 200 children have been killed in Lebanon since Israel escalated attacks targeting Hezbollah in September, reports BSS. James Elder, spokesman for the UN childrens agency, UNICEF, said reporters, Despite more than 200 children killed in Lebanon in...

Horrors of Gaza now playing out in Lebanon: UNICEF
Horrors of Gaza now playing out in Lebanon: UNICEF

The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) spokesperson James Elder has said that an impassioned plea for the war on children in Gaza and now Lebanon to stop, reports Al Jazeera. Reflecting on the horrors that he witnessed in Gaza, where so many children have been killed and maimed by Israeli...

Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people
Measles cases surge worldwide, infecting 10.3 million people

Measles cases have surged globally, with an estimated 10.3 million infections reported in 2023, a 20% increase from the previous year, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The surge is primarily attributed to...

Lebanese children struggle with wounds both physical, emotional
Lebanese children struggle with wounds both physical, emotional

Curled up in his father s lap, clinging to his chest, Hussein Mikdad cried his heart out. The 4-year-old kicked his doctor with his intact foot and pushed him away with the arm that was not in a cast. My Dad! My Dad! Hussein said. Make him leave me alone! With eyes tearing up in relief and pain,...

Three women arrested in connection with murder of child Muntaha
Three women arrested in connection with murder of child Muntaha

Police have arrested three women in connection with the murder of 8-year-old Muntaha Akhter Jerin in Sylhet. The individuals taken into custody are Shamima Begum Marzia, a neighbor of the victim, along with her mother Alifjan Begum and grandmother Kutubjan Begum. Authorities are continuing their...

Phone therapy helps refugee children, study finds
Phone therapy helps refugee children, study finds

Refugee children struggling with mental health issues can benefit from telephone-based therapy, a new study by the University of Surrey has revealed, reports BBC. The research, led by Professor Michael Pluess, found that phone therapy led to a strong and consistent reduction in mental health...

Children at risk of Vitamin D deficiency in winter
Children at risk of Vitamin D deficiency in winter

A recent research study has found that winter lurks a serious health danger. According to the study, the faint sunrays of winter are not enough to produce vitamin D, creating a seasonal deficiency. The research study is from McGill University which was published in Science Advances. It shows...