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Category: Family

Household incomes in BD fell by 20pc due to Covid-19: BBS

October 7, 2020 editorBangladesh, Economy, Family, Lead News

Although the average household income declined by 20 percent due to Covid-19 fallout, the resumption of economic activities helped bring down the unemployment rate, according to a survey of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

COVID-19 could reverse progress in cutting child deaths

September 9, 2020 Lutfun NaharFamily, Health

The number of global under-five deaths dropped to its lowest point on record last year – down to 5.2 million from 12.5 million in 1990 – but COVID-19 could reverse decades of progress toward eliminating preventable child deaths, agencies warn…

child deaths, Covid-19, family, health, reverse progress

Thakurgaon man humiliates wife in public

March 11, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Family, Human rights

A woman has reportedly been forced to swallow urine after her head was shaved by her husband at Mistripara in Baliadangi upazila for her refusal to engage in anti-social activities.

Bangladesh, family, Human rights, humiliates, man, Public, Thakurgaon, wife

Disappeared father traced after 48 years thru Facebook post

January 18, 2020 editorBangladesh, Family, Human, The unusual

Beanibazar, Sylhet, Jan 18 – A man who had disappeared 48 years back, has finally been traced by his children through a Facebook post in Beanibazar Upazila of Sylhet.

48 years, after, disappeared, Facebook post, family, father, The unusual, thru, traced

Where Imams say thru radio, child marriage is against Islam

January 4, 2020 editorFamily, Op-Ed, Society

Selibabi, Mauritania, Jan 2 2020 (IPS) – “I refused to marry off my daughter for a simple, good reason: I want my daughter to be empowered,” said Lemeima mint El Hadrami, 49. “I don’t want her to go through the…

child, family, Imams, is against, Islam, Marriage, radio, say, thru, where, Words of faith

Two noted divorcees marry creating sensation

November 14, 2019 Lutfun NaharFamily

Gultekin Khan, ex-wife of popular late writer Humayun Ahmed, has tied the knot at 56 for the second time with Aftab Ahmad, an additional secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

creating sensation, family, Marriage, Two noted divorcees

Remove Kushtia SP ‘intimidating Abrar family’: BNP

October 14, 2019 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Family, Police, Politics

Dhaka, Oct 13 (UNB) – BNP on Sunday demanded the immediate withdrawal of the Police Superintendent (SP) of Kushtia accusing him of ‘intimidating and harassing’ the family members of slain Buet student Abrar Fahad.

Bangladesh, BNP, Fahad Abrar, family, Kushtia, police, politics, SP

Missing after husband’s ‘suicide’: Woman found dead in Thakurgaon

October 1, 2019 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Death, Family

Thakurgaon, Oct 1 (UNB) – A young woman, who reportedly went missing on September 28, a day after her husband allegedly committed suicide, was found dead in a pond of Udoypur village in Baliadangi upazila on Monday night.

Bangladesh, Death, family, husband’s ‘suicide’, missing, Thakurgaon, Woman found dead

Norway’s child services violated fundamental parental right

September 20, 2019 editorBasic Rights, Family

Last week, the European Court of Human Rights found that Norway’s child welfare services violated the fundamental right to family life.

child care services, family, fundamental, Norway's, parental, right, violated

Husband flees leaving wife dead at Chandpur hospital

September 14, 2019 Lutfun NaharFamily

Chandpur, Sept 14 (UNB)- A man went into hiding leaving his wife dead at a hospital in the town on Friday evening.

Chandpur hospital, family, flees, Husband, leaving, wife dead

Divorce rate marks a sharp rise in BD Khulna divisional city

September 2, 2019 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Family, Lead News

Sept 2 (UNB) – Khulna City Corporation (KCC) recorded some 14,088 cases of divorce in nine and a half years till July last, showing a sharp rise in marriage termination. The degradation of family bonds and values, lack of social…

Divorce rate, in BD Khulna divisional city, marks a sharp rise

51 pc rise in unnecessary BD C-sections in two years

June 20, 2019June 20, 2019 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Family, Health

Dhaka, June 20 (UNB)- Medically unnecessary caesarean operations increased by 51  percent in Bangladesh over the last two years costing patients 483 million dollars per year, according to a report revealed on Thursday.  The report published by Save the Children…

“In two years, 51 pc rise, in unnecessary BD C-sections

New study busts myths on comprehensive sexuality education

June 13, 2019June 13, 2019 editorFamily, Femina, Last update, Teaching

Paper recommends scripted lessons, where necessary, to help teachers cover the subject correctly Paris, 12 June— Comprehensive sexuality education is an essential part of a good quality education that improves reproductive health and contributes to gender equality, argues Facing the…

busts myths, comprehensive, education, New study, on, sexuality, Unesco

Newborn stealing: 2 sentenced to prison for life

June 12, 2019June 12, 2019 editorCourts law, Crime, Family, Last update, Services

Dhaka, June 12 – A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced two persons to life term imprisonment for stealing a newborn baby from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and trafficking about a decade ago. The life term sentenced convicts are Jharna…

2 sentenced, Bangladesh, for life, newborn, stealing, to prison

Mothers in the US are dying: What are we doing to save them?

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 editorFamily, Femina, Health, Op-Ed

By Juan Pablo Segura Washington DC, Jun 7 2019 (IPS) – The maternal mortality rate in the United States is the highest of any developed country – and the rate is rising. The US is currently the most dangerous place…

are dying, are we, doing, Health., in the US, mothers, to save them, What

Poverty forces parents “to sell children” in Gaibandha

June 9, 2019June 9, 2019 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Family, poverty

Gaibandha, June 9 (UNB) – Day-labourer Habil Mia from Rajbari village in Sundarganj upazila has been suffering from various ailments for a long time but all the while he had to work hard to support a seven-member family. Down by…

“to sell children”, forces, in Gaibandha, Parents, poverty

23 million boys married before 15 globally: Unicef

June 8, 2019June 8, 2019 Lutfun NaharFamily, Last update, Life

Dhaka, June 8 (UNB)— An estimated 115 million boys and men around the world were married as children, according to the first-ever analysis on child grooms, launched on Friday by the UN Children’s Fund (Unicef). Twenty-three million among them married…

23 million, before 15, boys, Globally, married, Unicef

Educating girls about menstruation and menstrual hygiene

May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 editorFamily, Femina, Health, Society

By Ida Horner Surrey, England, May 28 2019 (IPS) – The organisers of Menstrual Hygiene Day say that although there has been a lot of good work on Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) either currently underway or already completed, we are…

about, and, Educating, Girls, hygiene, menstrual, menstruation, Reproductive health

Stop the war on children

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 Lutfun NaharConflicts, Family, Military, Op-Ed

UNITED NATIONS, May 17 2019 (IPS) – Too many children are dying as a result of explosive weapons, and the international community must step up to protect and declare children off limits in war. In a new report, Save the Children documented the devastating…

Conflicts, family, Military, on children, Stop the war

Michael Jackson’s eldest child Prince is a college graduate

May 12, 2019May 12, 2019 Lutfun NaharCelebrity, Family, Int’l relations

Los Angeles, May 12 (AP/UNB) —Twenty-two-year-old Prince Jackson — whose real name is Michael Joseph Jackson Jr. — went through commencement ceremonies Saturday at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Prince Jackson graduated with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.…

Woman set on fire by ‘husband’ in Laxmipur

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 Lutfun NaharCrime, Family, Lead News

Laxmipur, Apr 22 (UNB) – A woman, who suffered severe burn injuries after she was set afire allegedly by husband at Ayubnagar in Komolnagar upazila on Sunday afternoon, died at the Burn Unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on…

by ‘husband’, in Laxmipur, Woman set on fire

Grandma gives birth as surrogate for her son and his husband

April 3, 2019April 3, 2019 editorFamily, Life, Society

Dhaka, April 3 – A 61-year-old woman has given birth to her own granddaughter in the United States after serving as a surrogate for her son and his husband. The woman, Cecile Eledge, from Nebraska, had been through menopause but…

as surrogate, for her son, gives birth, Grandma, his husband

Open access to sexual, reproductive health, rights urged

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 editorFamily, Femina, Health, Human rights, Population

The Asian-Pacific Resource and Research Centre for Women (ARROW), a Non-Governmental Organisation in Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council has in a statement said, Universal access to sexual and reproductive health and rights and gender equality are foundational…

access, Health., reproductive, rights, to sexual, Universal, urged

Life tax exemption for women with 4 or more kids in Hungary

February 11, 2019February 11, 2019 Lutfun NaharFamily, Femina, Last update, Tax

Hungary, Feb 11 (AP/UNB) — Hungary’s government is greatly increasing financial aid and subsidies for families with several children, the country’s prime minister said Sunday. The measures announced by Viktor Orban during his “state of the nation” speech are meant…

for women with 4 or more kids, in Hungary, Life tax exemption

Doctor’s suicide: Police seek 7-day remand for wife

February 3, 2019February 3, 2019 editorBangladesh, Family, Femina, Last update

Chattogram, Feb 2 – Police have forwarded an application to take Tanzila Haque Chowdhury Mitu on seven-day remand in connection with the ‘suicide’ of her husband Dr Mustafa Murshed Akash for instigating his suicide. Chandgaon Police Station assitant Sub-inspector Abdul…

7-day remand, for wife, of suicide victim, Police seek

Forced child pregnancy and motherhood in Latin America

January 15, 2019 Lutfun NaharCrime, Family, Femina

Research and campaigns by women’s rights advocates are beginning to focus on the problem of Latin American girls under the age of 14 who are forced to bear the children of their rapists, with the lifelong implications that entails and…

and motherhood, child, Forced, in Latin America, pregnancy

Designer Babies can Lead to Growth of Homogenous Individuals

January 8, 2019 Lutfun NaharFamily, Manpower, Op-Ed

A Chinese researcher has claimed that he helped make world’s first genetically edited babies but the development may come at a heavy cost. A designer baby is a GM human embryo with appropriate qualities which have been shaped as per…

babies, Designer, Growth, Homogenous, Individuals, lead

Website on female mental health expected soon

December 28, 2018 Lutfun NaharFamily, Health, ICT Horizon

Genia Sarkar, a 40-year-old, runs her family with her husband and two daughters. But her mood remains always pettish.

expected, Female, health, mental, soon, website

Daughters in represent Oikya Front, men barred from election

December 25, 2018 Lutfun NaharElection, Family, Last update

Participation of women candidates have been always limited in previous parliamentary elections in Bangladesh. The scenario has changed in forthcoming 11th parliamentary election. Women candidates from all the major parties are expected to play a big part to bag a…

Daughters represent Oikya Front, men barred from election

9 members of a family suffer burn injuries in Narayanganj

December 19, 2018 Lutfun NaharAccidents, Family

At least nine members of a family received burn injuries in a fire that was broke out in Haq Bazar of Fatullah early Wednesday.

9 members of a family, suffer burn injuries in Narayanganj

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