21Dec/11Off
BANGLADESH: Negative Attitudes Lead to Violence
Bangladesh Today, The Independent, Prothom Alo and Kalerkantho on 21 December reported on a dissemination seminar organized jointly by the Internatioanl Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh(ICDDR, B) and UNFPA. The ICDDR,B conducted a survery on men's attitudes and practices regarding gender and violence against women in Bagladesh with the support of UNFPA and Partners for Prevention. The survey was released at the seminar. UNFPA Representative Arther Erken addressed seminar participants saying, "We need to nurture more gender equitable young men through our individual actions, through positive male role models, through effective policies and education programmes."