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Delightful Fakhrul recites poetry for childhood friends

THAKURGAON, Jan 15: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was filled with joy and excitement during a reunion with ...

Urgent action needed to combat drug addiction among street children

Letter To the Editor

Dear Sir,At an age when children should be holding books or sports equipment, many of our young generation are falling ...

Mothers, children deprived of proper services in Rajbari

Mosharrof Hossain

RAJBARI, Jan 13: Two mother and child welfare centres in the district are not coming of any use for mothers ...

RAJUK plot allocation: ACC sues Hasina, Rehana and her 3 children

Observer online report

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed three cases against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and four of her relatives on ...

Stop child marriage

Letter To the Editor

Dear SirChild marriage remains a persistent challenge in Bangladesh, despite the government's efforts to address it through various laws and ...

Mother with 19 children gets doctoral degree

Observer Online Desk

Hamda Al Ruwaili, a Saudi mother of 19 children, has managed to obtain her doctoral degree while caring for her ...

Cox's Bazar child abduction: Body found after 8 hours near home

Farhad Iqbal/Shakib Ahmed

A minor child was found dead eight hours after being abducted in Cox's Bazar on Tuesday.The incident occurred on Tuesday ...

Martyred Faruk’s wife with two children facing uncertain future

Md Faruk, 32, a furniture shop worker embraced martyrdom during the July mass uprising leaving his wife and two siblings ...

Focus on children's education

Letter To the Editor

Dear sir, Today's children are the future of the nation, which is the most well-known to all. Every child conceives a ...

Missing child's body recovered from septic tank at Nageshwari

Our Correspondent

NAGESHWARI, KURIGRAM, Jan 1: The body of a 7-month-old infant, who went missing from her residence in Nageshwari Upazila of ...

2 children suffer burn wounds from sky lanterns, firecrackers on new year eve

Observer Online Report

Two children sustained burn injuries on sky lanterns and firecrackers while those were releasing to celebrate new year.One of the ...

Missing child's body found in neighbour's wardrobe

Our Correspondent

KISHOREGANJ, Dec 31: Police recovered the body of a missing child from the wardrobe of a neighbour's house of the ...

Kishoreganj missing child's body found in neighbor's wardrobe

Observer Correspondent

Police recovered the body of a missing child from the wardrobe of a neighbor's house of the victim at Bhairab ...

Bangladeshi couple dies while trying to save children in Australia

Observer Online Report

A Bangladeshi couple reportedly died while trying to save their children on a beach in Australia. The accident occurred at approximately ...

Speeding bus kills child in Gopalganj

Mozammel Hossain Munna/Shakib Ahmed

A minor child was killed after being rammed by a speeding bus in Gopalganj sadar upazila on Saturday afternoon.The deceased, ...

Call to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse in online platform

Women's Own Report

Stressing on the safe internet for children, experts at a meeting called for making combined efforts of all concerned for ...

Stand beside street children in winter

Letter To the Editor

Dear sir, There are six seasons in Bangladesh. Winter is one of them. Winter is a comfortable time for ordinary people, ...

Bodies of about 100 Kurdish women, children found in Iraq mass grave

Observer Online Desk

Iraqi authorities are working to exhume the remains of around 100 Kurdish women and children thought to have been killed ...

July Uprising: Nazmeem faces bleak future with her children

Seventeen years ago, on July 19, 2007, Nazmeem Islam, 32, and Merajul Islam, 36, tied the knot in holy matrimony ...

Missing child reunited with family after 2.5yr

Shakib Ahmed

A five-year-old girl who went missing two years and four months ago from Siddhirganj upazila in Narayanganj, has been reunited ...

Minor child dies of dengue in Barishal

Mantu Negaban/Shakib Ahmed

A two-year-old child succumbed to dengue fever in Barishal city on Sunday. The child, Shefa, daughter of Delwar Hossain from Bhashanchar ...

Diarrhoea surge in Shariatpur, children affected most

Abul Bashar/Shakib Ahmed

Shariatpur is witnessing a sharp rise in diarrhoea cases, particularly among children, as severe cold grips the region. Prolonged fog and ...

Two children drown in Lakshmipur

Observer Correspondent

Two children drowned in separate places in Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila on Monday. The dead were Hafsa Akter, 8, daughter of Hossain ...

India child marriage crackdown reaches nearly 5,000 arrests

GUWAHATI, Dec 22: A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India's northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after 416 ...

India child marriage crackdown reaches nearly 5,000 arrests

Observer Online Desk

A crackdown on illegal child marriages in India's northeast has resulted in nearly 5,000 arrests, after 416 people were detained ...

Our children need to be well educated

Letter To the Editor

Dear Sir, Children are the future of a nation. Quality education is vital for their optimum development. A country's development is ...

Pope slams 'cruelty' of Israeli air strike killing Gaza children

VATICAN CITY, Dec 21: Pope Francis on Saturday condemned the bombing of children in Gaza as "cruelty", a day after ...

Call to ensure Kinship Care for children without parents

Women's Own Desk

Speakers at an event called for taking necessary steps for ensuring the rights of children under Kinship Care arrangement. Kinship ...

Noise pollution affects child’s growth in mother’s womb

Staff Correspondent

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 18: At least 48,000 people suffer from heart complications every year due to noise pollution. Noise pollution also affects ...

The forgotten children: A call to action for street children

Rakib Hasan

As winter casts its frosty grip over our cities, the chill in the winds carries with it a stark reminder ...