The second Knowledge Fair 2025, organized by Bangladesh Rural Economic Development (BRED) and supported by the Global Fund for Children (GFC), was a day filled with learning, inspiration, and connection.

The main objective of this event was to share the stories of learning, experiences, and positive change…

In the Pechakola community, the two neighborhoods—Eidmath Para and Sarkar Para—used to see each other as rivals. The youth wasted time on mobile phones, showing little interest in studies or sports. Among them prevailed a toxic masculinity—showing off strength, competing to defeat one another, and believing themselves to be the best.…

In today's Blog, I would like to talk about two young men who have not only listened to the topic of healthy masculinity, but also sincerely understood it. Their perspective made us think a lot. Ariful and Ibrahim, discussed personal masculinity. Later, we had a group SALT session with them, where healthy masculinity was discussed. In the session, they shared their perspectives and thoughts.…

In earlier days, there were some sensual ideas in the society for example, men does not mean crying, cooking is women's work, outsider's responsibility is man's. But times have changed, people's thinking is also changing.

Now the definition of masculinity is being revised through initiatives like the SALT process with a healthy, balanced and sympathetic approach. Today we are writing new history.

Toxic masculinity has emerged as a deep social problem in modern society. The…