Salma Khatun, captain of Women’s T20 Asia Cup winning Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team, and its member Rumana Ahmed have been accorded a reception by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Khulna.
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Dowry violence far from dying down
Despite various measures in place to get rid of dowry system and dowry-related violence against women, the county is still experiencing significant number of dowry related incidents and violence outshining achievements came on women empowerment front.
Asian Women’s Champions get iPhones from Robi
Dhaka – Robi Axiata Limited, the sponsor of the Bangladesh National Women’s Cricket Team has presented an iPhone with Robi 4.5G SIM to each members of the Asia Cup T20 Champion Bangladesh Women’s Cricket team at a function in a…
Govt urged to stop sending maids to Saudi Arabia
Dhaka – Speakers at a programme on Monday urged the government to stop sending country’s women to Saudi Arabia as housemaids and also take steps for immediate returns of the female workers who are already being treated inhumanly by their employers there.
4 to die for killing minor girl after rape in N’ganj
A tribunal here on Monday convicted four people and sentenced them to death for killing a minor girl after rape in 2003.
Bangladesh emerge Women’s T20 Asia Cup champion
Bangladesh women’s cricket team outplayed India by three wickets to get the first-ever title of the six-nation Women’s T20 Asia Cup at Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday.
Case report on sexual harassment of March 7 deferred
Dhaka, June 6 – A Dhaka court yesterday deferred the submission of investigation report in the case over the alleged sexual harassment of college student on March 7, to July 5. Magistrate Loskor Sohel Rana of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…
Nepal: Where abortion is treated as homicide
By Sabin Shrestha Kathmandu, Nepal, Jun 6 (IPS) – Less than thirty years ago the likelihood of a mother dying due to pregnancy or childbirth in Nepal was one of the highest in the world. In 1990 UNICEF estimated that…
The road to repeal: How Ireland said yes
On May 25th, the people of Ireland voted overwhelmingly in favour of repealing the 8th amendment of the Irish Constitution – the article that had hitherto made it effectively impossible to legislate for abortion even in the most extreme of…
Neonatal nursing is a holistic approach: Needs bottom lining
AHM Nouman Neonatology is a subspecialty of Pediatrics that consists of neonatal and newborn nursing care. It is now accepted that mother and child must be considered as one unit.
The high cost of gender inequality in earnings
Unrealized Potential: The High Cost of Gender Inequality in Earnings is the first in a series of reports that aim to measure the global economic costs of gender inequality. This first report measures these losses in lifetime earnings.
The cost of child marriage
Henrietta H. Fore, Natalia Kanem, and Mabel van Oranje New York – The human costs of child marriage are well known; around the world, child brides are, on average, less educated, poorer, and more prone to sexual violence than women…
Swedish envoys visit women-led climate change adaptation
Sweden Ambassador in Dhaka Charlotta Schlyter and Counsellor, Head of Development Cooperation, Swedish Embassy in Bangkok Anne-Charlotte Malm visited Deluti Union Parishad of Paikgacha Upazila in Khulna District on Friday to see the initiative of Gender Responsive Climate Change Adaptation.
RU student loses studentship over sexual harassment
Rajshahi, May 31 The authority of the Rajshahi University (RU) has canceled studentship of a student for involvement in sexual harassment.
Islami Bank opens its first Women’s Branch in Mirpur, Dhaka
Dhaka, May 30 – The Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited inaugurated its 333 rd and 1st Women Branch named Mirpur Women Branch at Rupnagar of Mirpur, Dhaka on 30 May 2018, Wednesday.
UK couple convicted of trying to force daughter to wed in BD
London, May 30 (AP/UNB) — A British jury has convicted a couple of attempting to force their teenage daughter to marry her first cousin in Bangladesh.
International effort to end Me-too abuses
Governments, employers, and workers from around the world will meet beginning May 28, 2018, to discuss a proposed international treaty on violence and harassment in the workplace, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch has issued a 16-page report…
Ireland votes by landslide to legalise abortion
Ireland has voted by a landslide to legalise abortion in a stunning outcome that marks a dramatic defeat for the Catholic church’s one-time domination of the Republic.
An institutional view on menstrual hygiene management
by Christian Borja-Vega Recent research points out that adequate water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) in schools improves school attendance, health and cognitive development of students, nurtures better WASH habits while addressing gendered dimensions of exclusion. Despite this evidence, operationalizing and…
Prime Minister, abortion rights groups claim win in Ireland
Abortion rights activists proclaimed victory for social justice Saturday as exit polls and early results indicated Ireland had voted overwhelmingly to repeal a 1983 constitutional ban on abortions.
Three ways to shrink gender gap in financial inclusion
by Kristalina Georgieva I opened my first bank account as a new student at the London School of Economics in 1987. This seemingly small act meant that I could manage my own finances, spend my own money, and make my…
Trial of Tripura girls’ murderers urged in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, May 24 – Demanding the trial of killing after the rape of two ethnic minorities Tripura community girls in Chittagong the Adivashi Chattra Parishad Central Committee has formed a human chain in Rajshahi.
51pc women linked to social media vulnerable to cybercrimes
Social network has become a den of crimes and around 73.71 percent victims of cybercrimes – both male and female – are aged between 18 and 30 years, according to a recent survey conducted by Cyber Crime Awareness Foundation.
60 babies born in Rohingya camps every day: Unicef
Conditions for pregnant women, survivors of sexual violence remain dire Dhaka, May 17 – More than 16,000 Rohingya babies were born in Rohingya camps and informal settlements in Cox’s Bazar in the nine months since Myanmar forced thousands of families…
Murder case filed against 9 stampede deaths in Ctg
Dhaka, May 15 – A murder was lodged on Tuesday in connection with the incident of nine women’s death in stampede while collecting zakat and Iftar items in Sathkania upazila of Chattogram district on Monday.
Mother daughter gangraped in Gaibandha
A woman and her daughter have allegedly been gang raped by some members of fraud gang ‘Jiner Badhsa’ in Gobindaganj upazila in the district.
South Asian women breastfeed longer in the world: Unicef
51pc of new-born breastfeed within an hour after birth in Bangladesh, it says Dhaka, May 13 – Babies in South Asia are more likely to be breastfed than any other region in the world and are breastfed for longer, Unicef…
Mother’s Day Sunday
Happy Mother’s Day. Around the world, Mother’s Day is celebrated in a variety of ways and on different dates throughout the year, though many countries observe the holiday on the same day as the United States.
Ireland’s leader apologizes for cervical cancer scandal
Ireland’s leader has apologized for a scandal over inaccurate cervical cancer screening tests and has pledged an investigation to find out what went wrong.
To have children or not: The importance of finding a balance
While the world’s population has changed dramatically over the last 50 years, little is still understood about fertility transition and the reasons behind it.