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Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) education is immensely important for adolescents to better understand the physical and mental changes during puberty and to be healthy, informed, and educated citizens. However, due to cultural sensitivity, ignorance, and resistance, adolescents feel uncomfortable discussing their SRH queries with parents, teachers, and other adults. So, informal sources become the most common information hub, which often misguides adolescents. While the National Curriculum and Textbook Board covers some SRH topics in high schools, teachers often avoid covering these subjects in the classroom. National survey data indicate that 60–70% of adolescents seek information on puberty, menstruation, pregnancy, and family planning, with the internet and mobile phones being their preferred sources (Bangladesh Adolescent Health and Well-being Survey 2019-20). Given the high levels of household mobile.