Bangladesh street children face bleak future Street children eke out a living in difficult circumstances By the BBC's Alastair Lawson in Dhaka There has been an alarming rise in the number of street ...

As much as 75 percent street children do not have access to health care. A report by Bangladesh Shishu Adhikar Forum showed 85 percent street children are addicted to drugs.

As Bangladesh sees sharp rise in violence against women and children, the government has taken a move to address the issue through a coordinated, community-based response mechanism involving ...

About 430,000 children live on the streets of Bangladesh By 2014 the number of street children in Bangladesh is expected to more than double.

street children bangladesh Pathways to homes for street children Bangladesh’s juvenile justice system should be enhanced to deliver rehabilitative services for youths involved with crimes.

According to the Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), the number of street children stood at 1.5 million in 2015, and will reach 1.56 million in 2024. Children living out life on the ...

Among the street children of Dhaka, Chattogram and six other divisional cities, 64 percent do not want to return to their families, a study says. The reasons behind their decision range from ...

A United Nations investigation released this month into last year’s deadly student-led protests in Bangladesh found that up to 13% of the victims were children, with most deaths likely caused by ...

Residents of Bangladesh Grapple with Massive Changes They've Experienced : State of the World from NPR Last month in Bangladesh, street protests grew into a movement that eventually ended the rule ...

The producers of the popular children's program "Sesame Street" said Thursday they are upset because protesters in Bangladesh are carrying protest posters showing the Muppet character Bert with Osama ...

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 annual average, Save the ...

Are we leaving street children to their fate? Bangladesh needs a robust child protection system to ensure the well-being of street children.