Sharmeen seeks stronger global ties to advance gender equality
Sharmeen seeks stronger global ties to advance gender equality

Women and Children Affairs Adviser Sharmeen S. Murshid has called for enhanced global cooperation to accelerate the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, reports BSS. She also urged stronger partnerships, increased investments, and renewed commitments to ensure that...

Bashundhara Group hosts ‘Eso Mili Sobe Praner Utsabe’ for special children
Bashundhara Group hosts ‘Eso Mili Sobe Praner Utsabe’ for special children

Bashundhara Special Children Foundation, an organisation run by the countrys largest business conglomerate Bashundhara Group, hosted an inspirational programme titled Eso Mili Sobe Praner Utsabe for the children with neurodevelopment challenge at the Bashundhara Public School and College Playground...

Children who grew up with divorced parents prone to stroke
Children who grew up with divorced parents prone to stroke

Children undergo extreme stress amid parents divorce, even making them more susceptible to stroke when they turn adults, as per a new study. Parents divorce is a big change in a childs life. It can have long-lasting effects on childrens overall wellbeing. The parental separation is a...

Malnutrition causing severe health hazards for children
Malnutrition causing severe health hazards for children

Lack of awareness and economic hardship are contributing to malnutrition of new born babies causing their abnormal growth, short stature and disabilities, reports BSS. The media report cites doctors as saying: Early-life malnutrition is an important risk factor for later-life adult diseases and...