Topic
Adolescence
adolescence12-yr-old children found involved in murder
Sifat was stabbed to death last Friday evening on the way back to home after playing with peers on the bank of river Buriganga. He was only 12
Virtual roundtable
'Health care for the young needs more attention'
Healthcare of adolescents and youth needs special attention, said discussants at a virtual roundtable on ‘Prospects and obstacles to implementing youth-friendly healthcare programmes’. The event was ...
Moscow's ballet studios: Dreams take flight
In a small studio in northern Moscow, girls as young as three in tutus and pointe shoes practise their ballet moves in front of a mirror.Lined up on their mats, the youngsters have no difficulty ...
Half of world’s teens experience peer violence: UNICEF
In Bangladesh, 35 per cent students aged 13 to 15 years reported being bullied one or more days in the past 30 days and/or involved in a physical fight at least once in 2014, reports UNB.Half of ...
12pc Bangladesh adolescents addicted to smoking
About 12 per cent adolescents are addicted to smoking in the country and nine per cent of them are boys while three per cent girls.The Guardian of the United Kingdom unveiled this information in a ...
Age 10-24 is new adolescence period: Lancet
Gradual changes in biological growth and social role transitions-coupled with delayed marriage and parenthood-have pushed back the period of adolescence between ages 10-24 rather than the previously ...
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