Displaced Rohingya navigate new parenthood in Bangladesh

18 June 2021

New mother Kawser, her husband, Mohammed, holding their baby son, and her mother-in-law, Nurbahar, at a UNFPA-supported health facility in a Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Fahima Tajrin

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Increasing access to sexual and reproductive health and HIV programmes for gender-diverse communities in Bangladesh

08 June 2021

Shohan Hijra, a transgender woman in Dhaka, Bangladesh with her boyfriend, Arif, has participated in sexual and reproductive health and rights programmes for gender-diverse populations. Photo credit: Md. Masbah Uddin Ahmed/Bandhu Social Welfare Society

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Budding photographers in post-cyclone Bangladesh capture wreckage – and resilience

12 May 2021

A woman in Patuakhali Sadar walked miles to reach an outhouse damaged during Cyclone Amphan. It was built by her family, who cannot afford repairs. © UNFPA Bangladesh/Tajbit Ahammad Barat

Budding photographers capture post-cyclone Bangladesh

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We must empower women and girls to claim their bodily autonomy, leaders affirm

19 March 2021

Catarina Furtado visits a new mother in a maternity ward. The right to make essential choices, such as when and whether to become a parent, and to see a doctor, must be realized for all, she said. Image courtesy of Catarina Furtado.

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The Rohingya influx, three years on

10 September 2020

Midwife Rotna speaks with Minara about her newborn baby. Maternal health services are continuing despite the pandemic. © UNFPA

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Bangladesh: Funding for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls in humanitarian programming

Resource date: 01 June 2020

Author: UNFPA, UNWOMEN

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Bangladesh: Gender-biased sex selections Explained

Resource date: 23 July 2020

Publisher: UNFPA

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Bangladesh midwives continue saving lives as country responds to pandemic

08 April 2020

In pandemic-affected Madaripur, midwife Selina Akter delivered a baby girl. Image courtesy of Selina Akter

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Midwives save lives – but more support for midwifery is needed

04 June 2019

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