“Up until the current crises hit, Bangladesh had been making great strides in reducing child labour,” said Tuomo Poutiainen, Country director, ILO Bangladesh. “Now more than ever, we must all work ...

Human rights and child rights organisations based in Chattogram have demanded swift action and justice in the 2019 rape case of 14-year-old domestic worker Rahima from Chandgaon. Speakers at a press ...

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In Bangladesh, stillbirths remain a silent crisis. Despite progress in maternal health, thousands of families continue to experience devastating loss due to missed warning signs, delayed care, and sys ...

More than a quarter of the workers in Bangladesh’s small leather workshops are children, according to a new survey, highlighting the grim situation of child labour in the South Asian country.

Policies taken in countries having a similar societal fabric as Bangladesh can be considered for implementation in our ...

Police in Bangladesh on Thursday have indefinitely banned protests at key locations in the capital Dhaka amid the women's movement as the child rape victim dies. The Tribune, now published from ...

A new report from the University of Nottingham's Rights Lab and GoodWeave International highlights the risk of modern slavery and child labor in Bangladesh's garment supply chains. The ready-made ...

Working conditions are hard, and the standard of living in the slum area of Nazirartek is even lower than the average for Bangladesh. Child labour is common in this industry. These children don ...

A new report claims to have exposed exploitative labour practices and hazardous working conditions in Bangladesh’s garment industry. Credit: Garmentsphotos ...