By Mahfuzur Rahman Dhaka, Mar (IPS) – Breaking taboos surrounding menstruation, a project to distribute sanitary napkins to girls in one district of Bangladesh has had a positive impact on school dropout rates – and should be replicated in other…
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Slaves
By Baher Kamal Rome, Mar 27 (IPS) – For over 400 years, more than 15 million men, women and children were the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, one of the darkest chapters in human history. Slavery is, nevertheless, far…
Indonesian girl howls through circumcision as debate heats up
Indonesian toddler Salsa Djafar was wearing a glittering golden crown decorated with ribbons and a shiny purple dress to mark a special occasion — her circumcision day. At the celebrations attended by relatives, shrieks filled the modest, yellow-walled house in…
Violation of Women, Children law alleged
Dhaka – Police is allegedly violating the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act 2000 by not recording a case in connection with a rape in city’s suburb Savar yesterday.
‘Remarkable success in advancing BD women’
Dhaka, Mar 21 – Bangladesh has achieved a remarkable success in advancing women and is now regarded as a role model in the world in promoting women, said State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroze Chumki.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s father Krishnaraj Rai dead
In an unfortunate development, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s father, Krishnaraj Rai passed away earlier on Saturday at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital. The actor’s spokesperson confirmed to indianexpress.com, “Yes, it is true that Mr Krishnaraj Rai has passed away.” He was reportedly fighting…
Leading women mayors in NY, commit to tackle climate change
The world’s leading women mayors convene in New York City to mobilize the next generation of climate leaders New York City, NY (15 March)— Today, women mayors from many the world’s greatest cities and women business leaders committed to use…
Passenger’s headphones catch fire midflight
A passenger’s face was left blackened and her hand blistered after her battery-powered headphones caught fire while she was traveling on an international flight between Beijing and Melbourne, reports CNN.
Why do some men rape?
Robert J. Burrowes A recent report from Equality Now titled ‘The World’s Shame: The Global Rape Epidemic’ offered a series of recommendations for strengthened laws to deter and punish sexual violence against women and girls. However, there is substantial evidence…
Miscreant attacks female teacher in Cittagong classroom
Dhaka, Mar 14 – A miscreants stormed into the classroom and beat a female schoolteacher at Dengapara in Patiya upazila of on Tuesday following refusal of his love affair, breaking her two hands and the left leg.
EU court allows ban on headscarf in workplace
The court issued a complicated judgement Tuesday on two cases, involving a veil-wearing software engineer in France and a headscarf-wearing receptionist in Belgium, centered on the EU-wide law known as the anti-discrimination or equal treatment Directive 2000/78. “An internal rule…
Networking project launched to empower girls in science
The project aims to engage young girls in high schools and universities It will provide young girls with internship opportunities and career guidance Experts say the initiative could prepare future champions of drug regulation ACCRA – Africa needs to nurture…
Stalker kills youth at Nawabganj, Dhaka Monday night
Dhaka, Mar 14 – A young man was beaten to death allegedly by a stalker at Paschim Sonabaji in Nawabganj upazila Dhaka on Monday night as he reportedly protested the harassment of his niece.
All the sustainable ladies: 10 women who will inspire you
As the effort to achieve equality for all women and girls continues this International Women’s Day, here are 10 women who are leading the global push towards climate action, genChinese revolutionary Mao Zedong’s popular saying proclaims that women hold up…
Women share success stories at WildTeam seminar
Dhaka, March 10 – A group of high-achieving female professionals narrated their success stories at a seminar titled “WildHour: Bold Actions to Change Lives” organised by conservation group WildTeam at Cosmos Centre in the city on Friday.
US stands to uplift and empower women: State Deptt
from Mohammad Zainal Abedin inNY Mew York – US stands to uplift and empower women politically, economically, and socially by removing addressing the discrimination and barriers that women face around the world. Mark Toner, the Acting Spokesperson of US Department of…
Biman’s all-women flight marks Women’s Day
Dhaka – On the occasion of World Women Day, national carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Wednesday operated a special ‘all women flight’-BG-603 in Dhaka to Sylhet route.
Valuing Women’s Unpaid Work
Women’s work remains unaccounted for even though the issue of unpaid work carried out by women is being discussed globally at the policy, academic as well as practitioners’ levels. Defined as “unpaid care work,” this includes taking care of children,…
Let Women Speak and Give Them a Hearing
Basic rights always need champions, and that’s truer today than it ought to be as around the world we see an unwelcome pattern of reaction to modern complexities ranging from globalization and automation to austerity and dwindling wages. One alarming…
Much to be proud of—a lot more remains to be done
As we mark International Women’s Day, we celebrate the progress made in improving women’s inclusion and empowerment, while seeking to better address continuing challenges, which are estimated to cost South Asian economies $888 billion, through devising and implementing solutions that…
Serena withdraws from Indian Wells with knee injury
Indian Wells, Mar 8 (AP/UNB) — Serena Williams withdrew from the BNP Paribas Open that begins Wednesday because of a left knee injury, leaving the desert tournament without the world’s top-ranked women’s player. The withdrawal also cost Williams a chance…
End gender-based violence: 16 envoys on Women’s Day
Dhaka, Mar 8 – Sisteen heads of foreign missions, stationed in Dhaka, have called upon all to stand with them and their Bangladeshi sisters and male allies to end gender-based violence (GBV) once and for all. “We call upon each…
Time to Champion Women’s Empowerment: Implementation of SDGs in Bangladesh
The year 2015 was highly significant in relation to global convergence on ways forward towards achieving sustainable development at local, national, regional, and global levels. Global leaders reached four groundbreaking agreements that year, the first of which was the Sendai…
Annual cost of polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths: WHO
Dhaka, Mar 7 – More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks – such as indoor and outdoor air pollution, second-hand smoke, unsafe water, lack of…
Verdict in Khadiza murder attempt case March 8
A court here on Sunday fixed March 8 for delivering its verdict in a case filed for attempt to kill college student Khadiza Begum Nargis. Metropolitan Session Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha fixed the date on completion of arguments by the…
Three minor girls physically abused in capital
Dhaka, Mar 3 – Three minor girls were allegedly molested by a chotpoti (street food) vendor in the city’s Pallabi area on Thursday afternoon.
Legalising child marriage threatens girls’ safety: HRW
Bangladesh government should move quickly to adopt regulations to limit the harms of a new law that “legalises” child marriage, said the Human Rights Watch (HRW). “The focus now must be on containing the damage caused by Bangladesh legalising child…
Chinese villagers divorce en masse in bid for compensation
More than 160 couples in a village in eastern China have decided to divorce in order to get more compensation after the forced demolition of their homes. The village of Jiangbei, in Jiangsu province, is being razed to make way…
Governments Step Up for Reproductive Rights
Governments should pledge political and financial support for sexual and reproductive health to counter the United States’ “Global Gag Rule,” Human Rights Watch said today. The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden are hosting a summit in Brussels on March 2,…
Husband given 10 years in jail for prompting wife’s suicide
Dhaka – The Speedy Trial-3 of Dhaka on Monday sentenced husband of Rajshahi University’s former student Wahida Sifat, 27, to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in a case filed for provoking Sifat to commit suicide in March 2015.