Female journalists under the banner of ‘Bangladesh Nari Sangbadik Kendra’ (BNSK) formed a human chain in the city on Sunday to express solidarity with the #MeToo movement.
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#MeToo solidarity human chain formed in Dhaka city
Dhaka, Nov 16 – Women from different professions including members rs of civil society and a large number of female journalists on Friday formed a human chain in the city to express solidarity with the #MeToo movement.
42nd death anniversary of Maulana Bhasani Nov 17
The 42nd death anniversary of veteran politician Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani will be observed across the country tomorrow.Popularly known as “Majlum Jananeta”, the leader of the downtrodden Maulana Bhasani, passed away on November 17 in 1976.
Tariq Ramadan case: Evidence examination weakens civil party
By Alexandre David The examination of evidence carried out on the protagonists’ phones and computers continue to weaken the assertions by the civil party. Two years of messages sent by Henda Ayari harassing Tariq Ramadan following the alleged rape, between…
150 women leaders demand increased nominations in polls
Dhaka, 13 Nov – On Tuesday 150 women political leaders affiliated with Bangladesh Awami League (AL), Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jatiya Party demanded nominations as general seat candidates in the national election at a multi-party women’s conference organized by…
Keep aside 33 pc nominations for women candidates: Leaders
Female leaders of different political parties at a workshop here on Tuesday called for raising the nomination to women candidates by political parties in the forthcoming generation election to 33 percent for their real empowerment.
Pakistan: Girls deprived of education
The Pakistan government is failing to educate a huge proportion of the country’s girls, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
World leaders gather in Paris a century after WWI armistice
World leaders with the power to make war but a duty to preserve the peace gathered by the dozens Sunday to mark the end of World War I’s slaughter 100 years ago, turning Paris in the epicenter of global commemorations…
Women still face challenges in pursuing desired career
Though the presence of women is growing gradually in all types of jobs, women still have to face numerous challenges to break the glass ceiling at workplaces and pursue a desired career, speakers said at an event here on Saturday.
Peace, stability not possible sans rural development
Rome, 9 November 2018 – At this week’s Paris Peace Forum, Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will ask global leaders to consider the crucial role that increased investment in rural areas of developing…
Two major problems of the world
Shah Abdul Hannan The two greatest problems of the present world are the spread of immorality and poverty of a great number of people. The reason of immorality is lack of faith in the Creator or its absence in practice.…
8th Dhaka Lit Fest kicks off in city
The 8th edition of Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF), an internationally recognised literary festival, kicked off at Abdul Karim Shaihittya Bisharad Auditorium of Bangla Academy on Thursday.
Rainwater harvesting eases daily struggle in Argentina
“I’ve been used to hauling water since I was eight years old. Today, at 63, I still do it,” says Antolín Soraire, a tall peasant farmer with a face ravaged by the sun who lives in Los Blancos, a town…
S Africa’s top court protects women’s equality, land rights
South Africa’s highest court has delivered two landmark decisions protecting women’s rights to equality and land ownership, as well as the rights of communities living in mining areas.
PM seeks ulema role to maintain social peace
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the Alem-Ulema of the country not to take laws in their own hands provoked by false propaganda on social media.
Jail Killing Day observed
The nation observed the Jail Killing Day on Saturday with due solemnity commemorating the 1975 killing of four national leaders inside Dhaka Central Jail.
Dhaka, Delhi to jointly protect FFs’ graveyards in Tripura
Indian and Bangladeshi authorities will jointly develop and protect the graveyards of Bangladeshi freedom fighters (FF) along the bordering areas in Tripura.
PM pays tributes to Bangabandhu, 4 national leaders
Dhaka, Nov 3 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday paid tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and four national leaders, marking the Jail Killing Day.
Sexual violence against women by officials in North Korea
North Korean officials commit sexual violence with little concern for the consequences, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The government fails to investigate and prosecute complaints, or to provide protection and services to victims, and even asserts…
Gay & lesbian rights prove divisive at lawmakers’ Confce
When the International Parliamentarians’ Conference (ICPI) on population and development concluded its two-day forum in the Canadian capital last week, more than 150 legislators from around the world approved a seven page Declaration reaffirming their opposition to some of the…
More deaths seen for less invasive cervical cancer surgery
New evidence about a cancer operation in women finds a higher death rate for the less invasive version, challenging standard practice and the “less is more” approach to treating cervical cancer.
Drink more water prevent recurrent urinary tract infections
Increasing water intake helps prevent recurrent urinary tract infections in younger women with low fluid consumption, a JAMA Internal Medicine study finds.
Towering statue of India’s independence leader unveiled
Kevadiya, Oct 31 (AP/UNB) — India’s prime minister has unveiled a towering bronze statue of Sardar Vallabbhai Patel, a key independence leader and the country’s first home minister after British colonialists left in 1947.
PM sees Louis Kahn’s original design of JS Bhaban
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday witnessed the Architect Louis Isadore Kahn’s original architectural design of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
BD to demolish 255 vulnerable buildings in capital Dhaka
Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday told Parliament that steps are being taken to demolish 255 vulnerable buildings in the capital.
People suffer on first day of countrywide transport strike
Dhaka, Oct 28 – Commuters faced immense sufferings as transport workers across the country went on a 48-hour work abstention on Sunday to press home their eight point-demand, including amendments to the recently passed Road Transport Act.
Children to fulfill Bangabandhu’s Sonar Bangla dream: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed the hope that country’s children will fulfill the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to build Bangladesh as ‘Sonar Bangla’.
AL deceiving people over secularism, Liberation War: BNP
Dhaka, Oct 25 – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday night said that Awami League is deceiving people over secularism and the Liberation War.
Kashmir’s fisherwomen live between hope and despair
Much has changed since Rahti Begum, a fisherwoman in Kashmir, now in her late 60s, first began wandering the streets with a bucketful of fish on her head. She was 17 when her father roped her into the business that…
Unaddressed domestic violence puts women at risk in Russia
Philippa H Stewart, Senior Media Officer Domestic violence was already pervasive in Russia. Then in February 2017, parliament decriminalized first instances of battery among family members. Some took this as confirmation that beating their wives is acceptable. Yulia Gorbunova spoke to…