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He is a miracle boy
From Potuakhali: Villagers call him “miracle boy”. His name is Obaidul (7). His job was to cut fish and make packets with his mother. During the time of “Cyclone Sidr” hited in Bangladesh he was in an island named Kolagacia (situated in southern Bangladesh). The tidal waves of cyclone drifted him about 20 kilometers. His […]
Waiting for assistance
From Khuriakhali, Bangerhat: It was a tough task to enter here because almost every road of entering Khuriakhali is unfit for vehicles. But one canal is available to come here. That’s why I started to come here through a tiny boat on Friday (23 November, 2007). Dead bodies of several animals and birds were […]
Rickshaw: Environment Comrade Vehicle’s Departure
“I am pulling rickshaw for seven years. My house is in Rampur district. My Father-Mother, Sister-Brother lives in the village. I send them two thousand taka every month. I pass my life in Dhaka with rest money” – Md. Deloar Hossain said this with hesitation. This twenty seven years old rickshaw puller has not married […]
Ban on sex education is a violation of international commitments
Hyderabad : Members of a worldwide youth coalition today demanded that their right to sex education not be denied. The 4th Asia Pacific Conference of Reproductive and Sexual health and Rights officially endorsed this demand. In an open letter to the governments of the Asia Pacific region released on the closing day of the three […]
Girls gone missing
Hyderabad, India (Oct 29): A four-country UNFPA study released today at the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights in Hyderabad warns that sex selection and son preference in the Asian region will “affect the stability of the marriage system”.The global impact of this sex ratio scenario will impact families. With […]
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