Greenfield, Dec 24 (AP/UNB) — Massachusetts police have a new mystery to solve: Who wrote a 1944 love letter discovered within the walls of a house being remodeled?
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Teenage pregnancy deters developent goals
A few years ago, someone shared a video with me that deeply impacted me. It was called “The Girl Effect”. In three minutes, the video demonstrates the fate of millions of girls and teenagers around the world. Years later, when…
UN study says women migrants not fully protected in Middle East
Hundreds of thousands of women migrant workers from South Asian countries in the Middle East have signed employment contracts that they do not understand or do not adequately protect them against discrimination and abuse, says a new report. The study…
JU BBFM hall welcomes freshers
Savar – The newly inaugurated Bangamata Begum Fazilatunnesa Mujib (BBFM) hall of Jahangirnagar University (JU), on Monday, organised a freshers’ reception on the campus.
Global recall of Lactalis baby milk over salmonella fears
French baby milk formula maker Lactalis has ordered a global product recall over fears of salmonella contamination. Health authorities in France said 26 infants in the country have become sick since early December.
Indian actress Zaira says she was molested on flight
“Dangal” actress Zaira Wasim has said she was molested on flight by a middle-aged man, drawing strong reactions by women rights activists and politicians. The airline apologised and Mumbai Police registered an FIR.The National Award winning Kashmiri actress complained about…
Rohingya refugees: Woes of women (Part 2)
By Sohara Mehroze Shachi Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, Dec 8 (IPS) – Under pouring rain, hundreds of young and expectant mothers stand in line. With her bare feet and the bottom of her dress covered in mud, Rashida is one of…
Five receive Rokeya Award
Five persons on Saturday received prestigious Rokeya Padak, 2017 for their outstanding contributions to the society and the empowerment of womenfolk. They are– Freedom Fighter and organiser Mazeda Shawkat Ali, journalist Mahfuza Khatun Baby Moudud (Posthumous), Artiste Suraiya Rahman, writer…
Violence against women: Why the UN Scy-Gen got it wrong
Robert J. Burrowes In his remarks on the recent International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women – see ‘Violence Against Women is Fundamentally About Power’ http://www.ipsnews.net/2017/11/violence-women-fundamentally-power/ – United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres inadvertently demonstrated why well-meaning efforts being…
Unicef tackling ‘disconnect’ with evidence tool
Unicef has been testing an evidence-mapping tool to bridge a “big disconnect” between its activities and the evidence behind them, according to Kerry Albright, chief of Research Facilitation and Knowledge Management at the UN agency’s Office of Research-Innocenti.
Viewing water policies through a gendered lens
Tanusree Paul Despite the international recognition accorded to the key role played by women in issues around water, the extent to which India’s national water policies accommodate gender concerns remains to be examined. Based on an in-depth content analysis of…
Decade of family farming to be adopted by UN
Daniel Ruiz de Garibay The Second Committee has approved the Proposal for a Resolution which the United Nations General Assembly will adopt in mid-December.
For Rohingyas every day is a nightmare
Parul Akhtar, a Rohingya woman in her mid-twenties, may never wish to remember the homeland she and her children left about three weeks ago. Too scared to speak out, Parul, the mother of two young children, rests inside the makeshift…
Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle to wed next year
London, Nov 27 (AP/UNB) – Britain’s royal palace says Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle are engaged and will marry in the spring of 2018.
Advancing women’s leadership in elections roundtable Tuesday
Dhaka: Democracy International will organize a round-table discussion on Tuesday at Lakeshore Hotel in capital styled `Advancing Women’s Leadership in Elections’ to highlight opportunities to strengthen and advance women’s leadership and participation in the upcoming national elections. This program will…
Will DNA data base deter sexual abuse at UN?
By Thalif Deen UN, Nov 25 (IPS) – The United Nations is fighting a losing battle against the widespread – and continued – sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) by UN peacekeepers and civilian staff resulting in relatively few convictions amidst…
’80pc BD married women face violence from partners’
Dhaka, Nov 25 – Over 80 percent of the currently married women in Bangladesh have experienced violent behaviour from their partners at least once and such violence include, among others, physical, sexual, economic, and controlling, says a report.
Sexual attacks against Rohingyas may be war crimes: UN envoy
Widespread atrocities against Rohingya Muslim women and girls have been orchestrated and perpetrated by Myanmar’s military and may amount to war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide, the U.N. envoy on sexual violence in conflict said Wednesday. Pramila Patten, who…
Wife testifies against Cricketer Sunny
Dhaka – Cricket Arafat Sunny’s wife Nasrin Sultana yesterday testified in a case filed with the Bangladesh Cyber Tribunal supporting the cricketer.
Cash transfers in Benin: A response to child trafficking
Za-Kpota, November ‒ The commune of Za-Kpota, in central Benin, has long had the unfortunate reputation of serving as the support base for child trafficking to Nigeria, where the children are exploited for cheap labour in the Abeokuta stone quarries…
The tyranny of toilets – reflections on World Toilet Day
Maitreyi Bordia Das In the lead-in to World Toilet Day, we hear a great deal about the role of toilets in sanitation and in better health and human development outcomes. Toilets are good development. We hear less about the fact…
Ex-husband, accomplices gangrape woman in Laxmipur
Laxmipur, Nov 19 – A woman was reportedly gang-raped by her former husband and his two cohorts at Torabganj in Kamalnagar upazila.
Abducted RU female student found in Dhaka
Rajshahi – After 30 hours of abduction the female student of Rajshahi University (RU) has been rescued from Dhaka, Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) informed. Besides rescuing the missing student Shuva, her abductor and former husband Sohel Rana has also been…
RU VC’s residence gheraoed as female student kidnapped
Rajshahi – Demanding urgent steps to find out a female student of the university who has been kidnapped and protesting the lack of security on campus the female students of Rajshahi University burst into protest and gheraoed the university VC…
Serena Williams weds Alexis
First come 23 Grand Slam titles, then comes baby and then comes a fairytale wedding for Serena Williams. The tennis champion and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian tied the knot on Thursday in New Orleans at the Contemporary Arts Center surrounded…
Darkness: Investigating mass rape in Burma: HRW
Interview: November 16, 2017 12:00AM EST The Burmese military is carrying out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in northern Rakhine State. Scores of people have been murdered and hundreds of villages destroyed, and more than 600,000 Rohingya…
Myanmar Army committed widespread rape in Rakhine: HRW
Myanmar security forces have committed widespread rape against women and girls as part of a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in Rakhine State, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on Thursday.
On Gender Day at climate meet
By Stella Paul Bonn, Germany, Nov 15 (IPS) – “Five years ago, when we first started talking about including gender in the negotiations, the parties asked us, ‘Why gender?’ Today, they are asking, ‘How do we include gender?’ That’s the…
HC doubts accuracy of probe on Dhaka’s Azimpur Maternity
Dhaka – A High Court bench on Monday expressed dissatisfaction over a probe report on the negligence of hospital authorities that forced a woman to give birth in the open place causing the death of the newborn near the Azimpur…
Four Pathargata BCL leaders expelled for ‘rape’
Dhaka – Four leaders of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Pathargata unit, Barguna, have been expelled in connection with the murder an unidentified girl after rape at Barguna Patharghata College. They were expelled from the BCL emergency meeting on Sunday…