corporal punishment
International Day to End Corporal Punishment / Ending corporal punishment needs a change in mindset
More than 1.3 billion children aged between one and 14 years are subjected to corporal punishment at home each year.
Int'l day to end corporal punishment: The children grow but the scars remain
A few days ago, a post went viral on Facebook, saying “Today’s children may not comprehend why we were beaten in our childhoods”.
Abandoned children deserve better care
Government must expand and improve services for children without parents
Nurture students, don’t torture them
We are shocked and saddened by the death of an eighth grader in Narsingdi, who died by suicide after her teacher harassed her for wearing trousers with her school uniform.
Corporal punishment was outlawed in 2011, but it still prevails
It's amazing how unhinged society can become if you don't pay attention to the smaller details and address them appropriately. Take for example violence in society. The majority of inhabitants of society detest and abhor violence.
Editorial / Teachers' torture of eight-year-old
It has been seven years since the High Court in a landmark judgement banned corporal punishment in education institutions in Bangladesh.
Letters To The Editor / Corporal punishment achieves nothing good
New research from the University of Michigan says children who are given corporal punishment emerge as anti-social, defiant and aggressive people.
Tortured over trivial matters
Physical assaults on children continue across the country despite protests by child rights activists, laws against corporal
Editorial / Caned for not wearing a uniform!
The caning of a schoolgirl in a government school in Pabna leaves us disgusted and horrified. Rojoni, the victim, was beaten until she fainted...
Ending corporal punishment needs a change in mindset
More than 1.3 billion children aged between one and 14 years are subjected to corporal punishment at home each year.
Int'l day to end corporal punishment: The children grow but the scars remain
A few days ago, a post went viral on Facebook, saying “Today’s children may not comprehend why we were beaten in our childhoods”.
Abandoned children deserve better care
Government must expand and improve services for children without parents
Nurture students, don’t torture them
We are shocked and saddened by the death of an eighth grader in Narsingdi, who died by suicide after her teacher harassed her for wearing trousers with her school uniform.
Corporal punishment was outlawed in 2011, but it still prevails
It's amazing how unhinged society can become if you don't pay attention to the smaller details and address them appropriately. Take for example violence in society. The majority of inhabitants of society detest and abhor violence.
Teachers' torture of eight-year-old
It has been seven years since the High Court in a landmark judgement banned corporal punishment in education institutions in Bangladesh.
Corporal punishment achieves nothing good
New research from the University of Michigan says children who are given corporal punishment emerge as anti-social, defiant and aggressive people.
Tortured over trivial matters
Physical assaults on children continue across the country despite protests by child rights activists, laws against corporal
Caned for not wearing a uniform!
The caning of a schoolgirl in a government school in Pabna leaves us disgusted and horrified. Rojoni, the victim, was beaten until she fainted...
Merciless beating of three female students
We are apalled at the news of a headmaster of Golapganj High School in Dinajpur brutally beating three of its female students.