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Wednesday, March 5th, 2008 A 16-year-old girl, raped and burned by a man whom she used to regard as her grandfather, died last night in the capital following her two-month-long struggle with the injuries.Critically injured Rozina, from Mohimaganj of Gaibandha, was transferred from Gaibandha Sadar Hospital and admitted to Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) on January 27 with 30 percent of her lower body severely burned.She was transferred to the DMCH as her condition deteriorated despite receiving treatment at the Gaibandha Sadar Hospital for over one month.Her assailant, Majid Talukdar, aged around 45 or 50, ...
(read more) Monday, December 31st, 2007 Human rights organisations yesterday expressed concern saying that the proposed National Human Rights Commission Ordinance 2007 will not ensure transparency and independence of the commission, as it sets many conditions in publishing its reports and its selection committee is too dependent on the executive.The rights bodies said the definition of human rights in the ordinance is also not comprehensive as it excluded economic, social and cultural rights that are enshrined as key pillars in the constitution of Bangladesh.Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) made the observations at a joint ...
(read more) Sunday, April 29th, 2007 Quality should be as important in improving education as literacy rates, said speakers at a policy roundtable yesterday. They also stressed the importance of increasing enrolment of minorities and disabled children in an effort to achieve universal education in Bangladesh by 2015.The speakers also opened up discussion on the much disputed figures of literacy rate, saying there is a need for a common definition of literacy for greater consistency and coordination among different stakeholders in education development.Education activists, former and current bureaucrats, NGO workers and academics participated in the roundtable styled "Education as a human right: Where are we?" jointly ...
(read more) Wednesday, December 6th, 2006 A three-day conference on extreme poverty concluded yesterday with participants urging for greater emphasis on gathering better data and tailoring public policies, political structures and market mechanisms to work for the poorest.The conference titled "What works for the poorest?" was organised by Brac in collaboration with the Brooks World Poverty Institute and the Chronic Poverty Research Centre at the University of Manchester.Chairing the concluding session, held at the Brac Centre Inn in Dhaka, Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Chairman Rehman Sobhan said there is an urgent need to focus more on the broader socio-political processes that perpetuate poverty and ...
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