Bangladesh is facing a sharp rise in child labour, toxic lead exposure, malnutrition and unsafe water access, according to ...

Bangladeshi child labourers who live in slums work for an average of 64 hours a week, many of them in textile factories making clothes for top world brands, a major study said Wednesday. The new ...

DHAKA, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- A new study has found that 9.2 percent of Bangladesh's children between five and 17 are working. The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), in partnership with UNICEF and ...

New findings reveal that 38% of children aged 12-59 months and nearly 8% of pregnant women have blood lead levels above safe thresholds, with Dhaka (65%) most affected.

Bangladesh, a country in South Asia known for its lush greenery and waterways, also ranks among the top countries using child labor and forced labor for the production of its goods. These include ...

Emerging from the ruins of the war of independence in 1971 with a devastated economy, Bangladesh has gradually transformed ...

Dhaka residents were the worst affected, with 65 percent registering levels above the safe limit, the study says ...

DHAKA, (April 25, 2024) – Extreme heat has forced the closure of all schools in Bangladesh this week, impacting 33 million children, as temperatures soared to 42°C (108 F), 16 degrees more than the ...

In Bangladesh, around 34 lakh children live on the streets without parental care. However, their suffering is often ...