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Nearly 87pc women suffer abuse in Bangladesh

Stunning statistics show domestic abuses against women are the norm in Bangladesh. About 87 percent women in the country have been victims of various forms of domestic violence in their lifetime, according to a recent government sponsored survey. Conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, the first ever national census on women and violence was completed in late December and released early this month. womenOf a total of 12,600 women surveyed, 65 percent said they were physically tortured by their husbands, 36...

‘Windfall’ explores the business of climate change

Apparently, if you look at climate change the right way, it looks like money instead of disaster — if you’re looking at it from a corporate boardroom, for example, and not, say, coastal Bangladesh. Journalist McKenzie Funk spent six years traveling the world to report “Windfall,” his account of how governments and corporations — many of whom heavily contribute to the problem of global warming but balk at mandates to cut greenhouse gas emissions — are confronting climate change with engineering, money and lawyers. [caption id="attachment_3069" align="alignleft" width="198"]windfall

New labour inspectors to boost compliance in RMG sector

Efforts to improve working conditions in the Bangladesh ready-made garment sector have taken a step forward with the recruitment of 41 new labour inspectors who are undergoing training this week.
The move is an important part of the government's commitment to improve labour standards and implement national legislation, and is being overseen with help from the International Labour Organization (ILO). Bangladesh-rmg-worker

Bangladesh election impasse heightens amid geo-political tensions

The political crisis in Bangladesh has only intensified following the farce of the January 5 national election, which was boycotted by Bangladesh National Party (BNP)-led opposition alliance. The result was a foregone conclusion, with the ruling Awami League (AL)-led alliance securing 153 uncontested seats in the 300-seat parliament. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formed a new government on January 12, but the political impasse remains. (See: “Sham election deepens Bangladesh political crisis”) Hasina-Khaleda

Maternal mortality rate in Bangladesh drops by 40pc

Sheuli Khatun recently gave birth to a girl – her first child – at Chittagong Medical College. For a woman from a remote village where labour at home in unsafe conditions is common, delivering a healthy baby was cause for celebration. “A few weeks after I conceived I started going for a regular check-up with my doctor and routinely followed her advice,” Khatun, 21, told Khabar South Asia. “Times have changed and now expectant mothers know it’s extremely vital to visit doctors regularly for the well-being of the mother as well as the baby.” [caption id="attachment_3062" align="alignleft" width="300"]Baby and Mother

Bangladesh RCT wins CMAJ Bruce Squires Award

The authors of a randomized controlled trial looking at the weight of newborns whose mothers were immunized for influenza during pregnancy have been awarded for their contribution to health care research in Canada.  Dr. Mark Steinhoff and his international team of seven coauthors, including three from Bangladesh, are the recipients of the Bruce Squires Award for their article "Neonatal outcomes after influenza immunization during pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial" (CMAJ 2012;184:645-53). [caption id="attachment_3059" align="alignleft" width="245"]RCT
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