Why do women stay in abusive relationships? That question is all too common.A new study published in “Social Problems,” a flagship journal in the field of sociology, offers new insight by demonstrating how Kenyan women who suffer abuse from their…
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Re-investigation report on Pahela Baishakh incident deferred
A Dhaka court on Tuesday deferred submission of the re-investigation report in a case filed in connection with sexual harassment of several women during Pahela Baishakh celebrations to August 28.
Indian police arrest 15 in rape of mother, daughter
The gang rape of the mother and her 14-year-old daughter over the weekend has sparked outrage across the country. Police in northern India said on Sunday that they had detained 15 suspects after a woman and her 14-year-old daughter were…
‘Refugees, British men need lessons in how to treat women’
Male refugees starting a new life in the UK should be taught about women’s equality as part of a wider campaign aimed at all men in Britain, a Labour MP has suggested. All-Party Parliamentary Group on Refugees chair Thangam Debbonaire…
15 female recruits of BGB join duty in Jessore
Dhaka – Fifteen members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB’s) first batch of female recruits have been assigned to active duty at Benapole check post on Monday morning, UNB news agency reported. Earlier, 97 female recruits formally joined the the paramilitary…
Girls in rural Bangladesh take back their futures
By Naimul Haq BHOLA, Bangladesh, Jul 9 2016 (IPS) – Four years ago, Farzana Aktar Ruma, now 18, was almost married off without her consent. Her parents had settled on someone they considered a reasonably wealthy young man with a…
Teenage girl falls victim to rapists in Jessore
Dhaka – A teenage girl was raped by a group of young men at Nehalpur in Manirampur upazila of Jessore district on Thursday night, UNB news agency reported. The victim filed a case against five people in connection with the…
Bringing back our girls not end of the story
By Aruna Dutt UN, (IPS) – “Wherever war reaches there is rape, and wherever rape is there is trauma, pain and terror” Zainab Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict said here last week. Sexual…
Tonu murder: Writ seeks speedy submission of autopsy reports
Dhaka- A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directives on the authorities concerned to immediately submit the two autopsy reports of slain Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu to the court.
Head of Tonu’s second autopsy board seeks security after threat
Comilla – The head of a medical board, which has conducted the 2nd autopsy on the body of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, has sought police security following the death threat, Unb news agency reported. Dr Kamoda Prosad…
Want to pay unique respect to mothers! Follow BD musicians
Dhaka – It is rare in Bangladesh to find a singer who did not sing a song on ‘mother’ sharing love, respect and sorrow, sowing the seeds of eternity, unb news agency reported. But for the first time, a group…
US Lawmakers suspect Pentagon of lying on military sexual assault cases
By Sarah Mimms and Avi Asher-Schapiro After a night out drinking in 2007, Samantha Jackson and her husband returned home and started fooling around. Then she passed out. When Jackson awoke, she realized he was raping her. According to the…
HOPE Maternal Health and Fistula Conference held
HOPE Kicked off the First-Ever HOPE Maternal Health and Fistula Conference. The Conference took place March 19-20, 2016 at the Long Beach Hotel and Resort in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in collaboration with Fistula Foundation, USA. The conference was also supported…
Arrest warrant against six witnesses witness in women repression case
The Women and Children Repression and Prevention Tribunal-5 of Dhaka on Sunday issued warrant of arrest for the six witnesses including complainant, journalist Khandaker Mozammel Haque and Magistrate Snigdha Rani Chakraborty in the case filed against cricketer Shahadat Hossain and…
Asian-Pacific Women’s presentation on population & dev for UN
ARROW, Asian-Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women, based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, is a regional, partnership based, non-governmental organisation that has been working since 1993 to advance women and young people’s health and rights, particularly in the area of…
Triple talaq: India’s Muslim women fight against instant divorce
India is perhaps the only country in the world where a Muslim man can divorce his wife in a matter of minutes by just uttering the word talaq (divorce) three times. But this controversial practice of “triple talaq” is now…
Married women more likely to be obese
Dhaka – Nearly one in five married women in the country are obese or overweight, a new research from International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) has found, BSS news agency has reported. The study showed that out of…
Hillary’s surprise appearance at ‘Black Girls Rock’
Newark — Hillary Clinton made a surprise appearance Saturday at the taping of Black Entertainment Television’s “Black Girls Rock” show in Newark, New Jersey.
3 held on garment worker gang-rape charge in Tangail
Tangail – A female garment worker was rapped in a moving bus allegedly by the vehicle’s driver and his two helpers in Dhanbari upazila on Friday morning, UNB news agency reported. Police arrested the three accused early Saturday.
Establishing the minimum age of marriage for all Sri Lanka citizens
Shreen Saroor Women Action Network (WAN*) welcomes and appreciates the actions of Member of Parliament (MP) Hirunika Premachandra during a workshop with parliamentarians on the formation of Constitution, held on 29th March 2016 wherein she raised the concerns that Muslim…
Barrister Sara wins Women of Courage Award
Dhaka – The US Department of State has named Barrister Sara Hossain and 13 other extraordinary women from around the world to honour them with its International Women of Courage Award. US Secretary of State John Kerry will present the…
Protest against Tanu murder spread ‘Pressure on family to confess’
More people and organisations across the country lent voice to the demand for the immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of Comilla’s college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu as there has been no arrest even after seven days of…
‘Child marriage drops in Bangladesh by 31%’
New York – The rate of child marriages in Bangladesh could drop by a third when girls are educated and taught job skills, according to a study released here on Wednesday. Thomson Reuters Foundation conducted the study on ways to…
Woman tortured in Laxmipur
A woman, estranged from her husband, was stripped naked and tortured by three people in Ramganj upazila on Tuesday on charge of extramarital affairs.
A reporter tweeted a video of her sexual assault
By Oscar Balderas and Jo Tuckman An escalating storm over the case of a reporter who tweeted a video of herself being sexually assaulted in Mexico City has shone a spotlight on impunity for sex crimes in the country —…
Ladies need to worry about these 5 diseases that can kill them
Another Women’s Day came and went but women’s risk of troubling, and potentially fatal, diseases will remain the same unless they proactively put themselves and their health at par with their family and friends. Heart disease Heart disease kills more…
CPJ recognises nine female journalists jailed for their work
By Courtney C. Radsch/CPJ Advocacy Director Syrians protest the killing and torture of women by President Assad’s regime in 2011. The blogger Tal al-Mallohi remains in jail in Syria despite a court ordering her release. (AP/Mohammad Hannon) Syrians protest the…
Int’l Women’s Day observed
The International Women’s Day was observed in the country, as elsewhere across the globe, on Tuesday with a call for taking pragmatic steps to accelerate gender parity.
International Women’s Day at Amri Dhaka
Amari Dhaka celebrates the achievements of women in all spheres of life on International Women’s Day and Women’s Recruitment Day on March 8 2016 .
International Women’s Day: Improving the lives of women farmers
Danielle Nierenberg Tuesday, March 8 is International Women’s Day (IWD). The theme, “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality,” addresses the continuing injustices faced by women across the globe. Women farmers’ yields, for example, are often 20–30…