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  Yemen rocked by heavy clashes

  Agence France-Presse . Dubai | Updated at 11:41pm on February 13, 2021

  Fighting in Yemen’s north has left dozens dead and wounded, a government source said Friday, as UN agencies issued stark warnings that 4,00,000 children risk...

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  Half of Yemen under-5 face acute malnutrition: UN

  Agence France-Presse . Dubai | Updated at 10:05pm on February 12, 2021

  About 400,000 children under the age of five are in danger of dying of acute malnutrition in war-torn and impoverished Yemen, UN agencies warned Friday....

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  Women, children of Bangladesh, 56 other nations in Syria camps: UN

  Agence France-Presse . Geneva | Updated at 01:04am on February 10, 2021

  Fifty-seven countries have women and children living in squalid detention camps in northeast Syria, a United Nations expert said Monday, calling on states to repatriate...

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  Guardian Life, Netizen IT launch child education protection scheme

  | Updated at 01:36am on February 09, 2021

  Guardian Life Insurance Limited and Netizen IT have recently launched the Guardian Eduman Insurance aimed at safeguarding the education of millions of children across Bangladesh,...

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  30 Bangladeshi children die from 1,000 live births: BDHS

  United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka | Updated at 10:02am on February 04, 2021

  In every 1,000 live births, 30 newborns die in the country, says Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. Premature birth and low birth weight cause 19...

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  14th International Children’s Film Fest to feature 179 films

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 10:54pm on January 26, 2021

  Children’s Film Society Bangladesh will lift the curtain on 14th International Children’s Film Festival on January 30. The event will feature 179 films from 37...

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  38 Bangladeshi children return after serving jail in India

  United News of Bangladesh . Benapole | Updated at 10:05am on January 26, 2021

  Thirty-eight Bangladeshi children returned from India through Benapole after a two-year imprisonment for illegal entry. All the returnees are aged between 12 and 15 years....

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  Over half of Syria’s children deprived of education: UN

  Agence France-Presse . Amman | Updated at 09:53pm on January 25, 2021

  More than half of children in war-torn Syria are missing out on education, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said Sunday, with a third of schools...

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  Male children preference declining in Bangladesh: Research

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:17am on January 24, 2021

  Research from the University of Kent has demonstrated a decline in ‘son preference’ by women of childbearing age in Bangladesh, reports Newswise. However, the study...

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  Six die as cold intensifies in Bangladesh

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:57pm on January 18, 2021

  Six people, including two children, died in northern Bangladesh because of cold-related diseases and circumstances while skies in many parts of the country remained covered...