Imagine one day, you wake up and realise fraudsters have gotten information about your NID numbers, purchased sim cards in your name, and have committed crimes by impersonating you.
Over the past year, 12-year-old Samia’s life has undergone a significant change. In the capital’s Korail slum, the child was born with cerebral palsy, a group of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body movement and muscle coordination.
Under the FY24-25 social safety net programme of Bangladesh, the pension for retired government employees and savings scheme interest payments account for nearly the same allocation as social assistance for the poor, the old and the disaster-struck.
Since fiscal year 2009-10, Bangladesh has been preparing a gender budget to empower women, establish their rights and highlight the impact of government spending on women’s advancement.
After losing her first child to a congenital heart defect, Sabina Yasmin was anxious when she found out about her second pregnancy.
The government’s “Joy” app, developed with a budget of Tk 45 lakh to tackle violence against women and children during emergencies, received only six rescue requests in five years and nine months.
The toll-free 24/7 National Helpline Centre for Violence Against Women & Children 109, was introduced in 2012 to receive complaints against various forms of women and children abuse and provide services accordingly.
Imagine one day, you wake up and realise fraudsters have gotten information about your NID numbers, purchased sim cards in your name, and have committed crimes by impersonating you.
Persons with disabilities excel with DRRA support
Over the past year, 12-year-old Samia’s life has undergone a significant change. In the capital’s Korail slum, the child was born with cerebral palsy, a group of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or early childhood and permanently affect body movement and muscle coordination.
Under the FY24-25 social safety net programme of Bangladesh, the pension for retired government employees and savings scheme interest payments account for nearly the same allocation as social assistance for the poor, the old and the disaster-struck.
Since fiscal year 2009-10, Bangladesh has been preparing a gender budget to empower women, establish their rights and highlight the impact of government spending on women’s advancement.
After losing her first child to a congenital heart defect, Sabina Yasmin was anxious when she found out about her second pregnancy.
The government’s “Joy” app, developed with a budget of Tk 45 lakh to tackle violence against women and children during emergencies, received only six rescue requests in five years and nine months.
The toll-free 24/7 National Helpline Centre for Violence Against Women & Children 109, was introduced in 2012 to receive complaints against various forms of women and children abuse and provide services accordingly.
As the sun sets every evening in the Mauritian capital of Port Louis, Monoara reaches her workplace, a tuna processing company, and disconnects from the world by switching off her phone’s internet.
As I left home for office this morning, an unwelcoming surprise was waiting for me
