Bangladesh is the world's second-largest leather-exporting country. A quarter of the country's leather workers are children, according to a study by the University of Sussex. These youngsters are paid ...

Political leaders from across Bangladesh gathered today at a UNICEF-organized forum to reaffirm their commitment to protecting and promoting children’s rights, emphasizing the urgent need to end child ...

Despite repeated appeals for action to eradicate the practice, child labour remains one of the most troubling and heartbreaking realities in Bangladesh -- one that is robbing millions of the education ...

Nearly 3.5 million children in Bangladesh remain engaged in labour, with over one lakh of them involved in hazardous work, and an overwhelming 99 per cent still fall outside legal protection despite ...

A coalition of civil society organisations has urged political parties to place women’s and children’s rights at the centre of their election manifestos.

In a garment factory outside Dhaka, Bangladesh, a 19-year-old worker stopped showing up. Her supervisor said she had quit. Her coworkers whispered she had reported him for harassment. There was no ...

Twelve political parties yesterday endorsed a child rights manifesto outlining 10 non-negotiable commitments co-created by children and young people and supported by UNICEF ahead of the 2026 national ...

UNICEF on Monday launched a new “Child Rights Manifesto”, outlining ten commitments aimed at ensuring a brighter, more ...