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People Power: Why Mobilisations Matter Even in a Pandemic

May 27, 2021 editorPolitics, Society

It has been one year since the police murder of George Floyd, an outrage that resonated around the world.

Even in, matter, Mobilisations, pandemic, People, politics, Power, Society, Why

Improving Nutrition for Working Women, Mothers in RMG Sector

May 22, 2021 editorBangladesh, Femina, Food & nutrition

a new partnership will help tackle undernutrition in the ready-made garment (RMG) industry by introducing essential nutrition services and support for working mothers and pregnant women in PVH suppliers’ factories in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh, for, improving, in, mothers, nutrition, RMG, Sector, Women, working

5 Eid jamaats to be held at Baitul Mukarram Mosque

May 13, 2021 editorBangladesh, Words of faith

A total of five Eid jamaats will be held at the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque tomorrow on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul Fitr.

Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday

May 13, 2021May 13, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Festivals

Bangladesh will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr tomorrow (Friday) as the Shawwal moon was not sighted in Bangladesh on Wednesday evening.

Bangladesh, Eid-ul-Fitr, Friday, News

Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday as Shawwal moon not sighted

May 12, 2021May 13, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Festivals

Bangladesh will celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Friday as the Shawwal moon was not sighted in Bangladesh on Wednesday evening.

Bangladesh, Eid-ul-Fitr, Festivals, Friday, Moon, not, Shawwal, sighted

Stop people from dumping Covid-19 victims’ bodies into Ganga

May 12, 2021 editorHealth, Life

India’s federal government has asked states to check the practice of dumping bodies of COVID-19 victims into the river Ganga, as the country struggles in a devastating second wave of infections.

Covid-19, Dumping, from, Ganga, health, into, Life, People, Stop, victims' bodies

Nat’l Moon Sighting Committee to meet Wednesday evening

May 11, 2021May 12, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Words of faith

The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet on Wednesday evening to fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims.

Bangladesh, committee, Evening, meet, Moon, Nat’l, Sighting, talk, Wednesday

Rain all over the country during Eid day : Met Office

May 11, 2021May 12, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, climate, Festivals

The Met Office has forecast light to moderate rain all over the country during the day of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims.

all, Bangladesh, Country, day : Met Office, during, Eid, Festivals, over, rain

Shab-e-Qadr to be observed Sunday night

May 9, 2021 editorWords of faith

The holy Lailatul Qadr or Shab-e-Qadr, the holiest and most blessed night for Muslims, will be observed across the country on Sunday night with due solemnity and religious fervour.

’ to be observed, Shab-e-Qadr, Sunday night, Words of faith

UN Women program to foster women’s part in care industry

April 29, 2021 editorFemina, Industry

The ‘UN Women Care Accelerator’ is an online group training and incubating programme for female entrepreneurs and businesses led by or supporting women in the care industry.

care industry, Femina, in, Industry, program, to foster, UN Women, women’s part

Body of girl recovered, Bashundhara Group MD sued

April 28, 2021 editorBangladesh, Crime, Femina

Police recovered the body of a young girl from a rented flat in the capital’s Gulshan area on Monday night.
The deceased Mosharrat Jahan Munia was a college student, hailing from Cumilla city. She lived in the flat alone, police said.

Bashundhara, body, Crime, Group MD, of girl, recovered, sued

1.1m Bangladeshis talking of climate change on FB

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Media, Society

Over 1.1 million Bangladeshis have been talking about environmental conservation on Facebook in the past three months.

Bangladesh, Exclusive, v 1.1mln Bangladeshis talking about climate change on Facebook

‘Overhaul Justice Systems’ Response to Sexual Violence’

April 22, 2021 editorFemina, Op-Ed

According to the report, ‘burdensome’ evidence requirements in rape cases are impeding access to justice for survivors. It states that five out of the six countries, India being the exception, allow evidence on the past sexual history of a rape victim.

‘Overhaul, Crime, Femina, Justice, Opinion, Response to, sexual, Systems, violence

Cost of Sexual Violence During Communal Riots in India

April 9, 2021 editorFemina, Violence

Delayed, or no, justice and perpetrators’ impunity effectively silence rape and sexual assault survivors of communal violence in India.

Communal Riots, Cost of, Crime, during, in India, Opinion, Sexual violence

Ecuador oil spill: Amazonian indigenous peoples want justice

April 8, 2021April 8, 2021 editorForestry, Pollution, Society

On April 7 morning, hundreds of Indigenous Kichwa people from the Ecuadorian Amazon marched through the city of Coca to mark one year since the country’s largest oil spill in recent history.

Amazonian, Ecuador, indigenous peoples, Justice, Oil spill, pollution, want

COVID-19 threatens ‘generation’ in academia, warn scholars

April 3, 2021 editorColumns, Health, Life

A deepening of inequalities in higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic and risks of a “lost generation” of researchers must serve as a catalyst for systemic change.

‘lost generation’, Covid-19, health, in academia, Life, Opinion, scholars, threatens, warn

Bangla Language Movement hero Yusuf Kalu passes away

March 30, 2021 editorBangladesh, Heritage, Literature

Language Movement veteran and journalist Yusuf Kalu passed away at a hospital in Barishal on Monday due to old age complications. He was 91.

Bangla, Bangladesh, hero, Language Movement, Literature, passes away, politics, Yusuf Kalu

UNHCR wishes peace, prosperity for Bangladesh

March 26, 2021 sub EditorWords of faith

Dhaka, Mar 26:  UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi has wished peace and prosperity for the next 50 years saying he is sure it will become one of the great first centuries of any nation.

Bangladesh, Peace, prosperity, UNHCR, wishes, Words of faith

ULAB student rape and murder, report placing deferred again

March 24, 2021 editorBangladesh, Crime, Femina

The CMM Court of Dhaka Tuesday deferred the submission of the probe report in the case filed over rape and subsequent murder of a student of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) to April 11.

Bangladesh, Crime, deferred again, murder, rape, report placing, student, ULAB

How CSOs are influencing pro-poor WASH budgets in Bangladesh

March 20, 2021 editorBangladesh, Budget, Columns, Society

By Mohammad Zobair Hasan Budget tracking in water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) helps to understand how public budget is allocated and utilized to improve access to services for all. WASH Budget tracking is a process to improve water and sanitation…

are, Bangladesh, CSOs, How, in, influencing, pro-poor, WASH budgets

Woman tortured for failing to pay interest on loan

March 18, 2021 editorBangladesh, Crime, Femina

A video went viral on social media platforms Wednesday, of a woman tied against a tree and getting verbally as well as physically assaulted.

Bangladesh, Crime, failing to pay, for, interest, on loan, tortured, Woman

We salute Bangabandhu on his birth centenary

March 18, 2021 editorBangladesh, Editorials, Greenwatch Dhaka Blog, Heritage

The historic 6-point programme announced after the 1965 India-Pakistan War was the turning point that showed the people the dream of self-determination.

Bangabandhu, Bangladesh, birth, Centenary, Heritage, on his, Opinion, salute, We

Bangabandhu’s birth centenary celebration

March 17, 2021 editorBangladesh, Heritage, Op-Ed

Not only is it Bangabandhu’s birthday – that political giant of a man, the taller of the tallest heroes, who triggered independence for Bangladesh back in 1971.

Bangabandhu’s, Bangladesh, birth, Celebration, Centenary, Heritage

Birth centenary: President, PM pay homage to Bangabandhu

March 17, 2021 editorBangladesh, Heritage, Lead News

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangabandhu, Bangladesh, Birth centenary, homage to, pay, PM, President

Extent of Violence Against Women During Pandemic Exposed

March 12, 2021 editorFemina, Op-Ed, Violence

COVID-19 restrictions exposed women and girls to heightened abuse – revealing the conditions in which gender-based violence became the shadow pandemic.

against, during pandemic, exposed, Extent of, Femina, Opinion, violence, Women

There’s woman behind many successful startups in Bangladesh

March 11, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Femina

Dhaka, March 5 :  Entrepreneurship symbolises dreams, struggle and success. And like in many countries around the world, entrepreneurship is buzzing in Bangladesh with startups mushrooming by the year to capture the new business opportunities. Defying all odds, women are…

Bangladesh, behind, many, startups, successful, There's, Woman

Green Growth Falls Short sans Addressing Gender Inequality

March 9, 2021 editorEnvironment, Femina, Op-Ed

if gender differences are not incorporated into climate change plans, women will be unable to access the co-benefits that arise from concerted climate action.

Addressing, Development, Falls Short, Femina, Gender inequality, Green Growth, sans

Post-COVID World Needs Amplified Women’s Voices in Politics

March 8, 2021 editorColumns, Femina

Theme ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in the COVID-19 World,’ is grounded in the reality that this women’s day is unlike any other.

Amplified, Femina, in politics, needs, Opinion, Post-COVID, Women’s Voices, world

Women Must Continue To Claim Power & Take On Unseen Barriers

March 8, 2021 editorColumns, Femina

One can’t talk about power without talking about patriarchy – in which men always hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.

&, barriers, Claim Power, Must Continue, Opinion, Take On, to, Unseen, Women

Historic 7th March: PM pays homage to Bangabandhu

March 7, 2021 editorBangladesh, Heritage, Lead News

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on the occasion of the historic March 7.

Bangabandhu, Bangladesh, Heritage, Historic 7th March: PM, homage to, pays

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