Dhaka, May 28 -- World Menstrual Hygiene Day is being observed in the country as elsewhere in the globe today (Wednesday) with the theme 'together for a period-friendly world'.

Various organisations, including Bangladesh Women Health Coalition (BHWC), held rally, competition and discussions to create awareness about safe menstruation, hygiene and reproductive health.

WaterAid Bangladesh, Kimberly Clark and MHM Platform, which ogranised a competition to find safe and available sanitary solutions for disabled women, declared the names of three winners at a ceremony at Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation marking the day.

The winning teams were selected after screening 31 ideas and successful prototype testing by four women with different disa...