DHAKA – Bir Protik Nurjahan Kakon Bibi, a valiant freedom fighter, died at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College last night at the age of 103 due to old age complications.
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BAU teacher-scandal
Mymensingh, March 21 – A teacher of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) was found allegedly in moral abatement at an adjacent area of university on Tuesday night.
Boko Haram releases 76 abducted girls
ABUJA(BSS/AFP) – Boko Haram jihadists have released 76 of the 110 schoolgirls that were abducted from the northeastern town of Dapchi in February, the government said in a statement on Wednesday. Information Minister Lai Mohammed said “the 76 are those…
Zia’s name to go from ‘Shaheed Zia Shishu Park’
Dhaka– The government has decided to remove the name of former president Ziaur Rahman from the name plaque of ‘Shaheed Zia Shishu Park’ situated at Shahbagh here. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque came up with the announcement on…
Dowry death or murder?
By Geetika Dang , Vani S. Kulkarni and Raghav Gaiha New Delhi, Mar 19 (IPS) – Dowry deaths rose from about 19 per day in 2001 to 21 per day in 2016. It is indeed alarming that the rise in…
Helping trafficked Chinese women escape US massage parlours
Advocates across the United States are working to help immigrant Chinese women in massage parlours who are victims of sex trafficking.
Francophonie Festival begins in Dhaka Tuesday
Dhaka, March 19 – Every year, the Francophone community celebrates and promotes worldwide the use of the French language as well as cultural and linguistic diversity.
Sri Lanka nationwide state of emergency lifted
Dhaka, Mar 18 – Sri Lanka has lifted a state of emergency that was put in place after an outbreak of violence against Muslim communities earlier this month, reports the BBC.
Syed Mahmud mourned with rich tributes
Dhaka, March 18 – Rich tributes were paid to veteran journalist Syed Mahmud by his colleagues and friends at a condolence meeting organised by the Dhaka Journalists Housing Cooperative Society at its Mirpur Residential Area on Saturday. Syed Mahmud passed…
99th birthday of Bangabandhu celebrated
DHAKA – The nation today celebrated the 99th birthday of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman through extensive programmes, fanfare and gaiety.
2 bullet-hit bodies found in Cox’s Bazar
Cox’s Bazar, Mar 16 – Police recovered the bullet-hit bodies of two unidentified people at Himchhari Dhala on Eidgaon-Baishari road in Sadar upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Friday.
University girl rape accused secures bail
Dhaka, March 15 – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 of Dhaka on Wednesday granted bail to another accused in the case filed over the rape of two private university girls in a Banani hotel.
Govt recruits 957 Ebtedayi Madrasah teachers, 1063 more soon
Dhaka, March 15 – The Islamic Foundation has recruited 957 Alia nesab teachers from madrasa background out of 1,010 posts for its Darul Arqam (Ebtedayi) standard madrasas. The appointment was given at a time on Thursday.
El Salvador woman freed after 15 years in jail for abortion
Dhaka,Mar 14-A 34-year-old woman in El Salvador has been freed after spending 15 years in jail for having an abortion.Maira Verónica Figueroa Marroquín was released after her 30-year sentence for aggravated murder was reduced.
‘People were burning, screaming and falling, it was horrific’
Dhaka – Bangladeshi citizen Shahreen Ahmed, 29, is one of the passengers of US-Bangla aircraft who survived the crash and is undergoing treatment for burn injuries at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, reports The Himalayan Times.
We must talk to each other to solve gender inequality
By Monique Barbut Bonn, Mar 12 (IPS) – The international community agreed on the global Goal of achieving gender equality and women’s empowerment by 2030. But we can’t reach it – not even by 2050 – until we talk to…
Govt to stop marriage under 15 by 2012: Minister
Dhaka – State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki on Monday said that early marriage under 15 years of age can be halted by 2021.She said this while addressing a press conference at secretariat on the early marriage…
Ramadan likely to begin on May 17
The holy month of Ramadan is likely to begin on Thursday, May 17, this year, the Sharjah Centre for Astronomy and Space Sciences has said. The first day of Eid Al Fitr, marking the end of the holy month, is…
Stolen baby girl rescued in Joypurhat, maidservant held
Joypurhat, Mar 10 – A baby girl, who was stolen from Dakhhinkhan of the capital on Friday, has been rescued from Jitapur-Hotatpara village in Ukklepur upazila on Saturday.
Father files case over March 7 girl molestation in capital
Dhaka, Mar 9 – A case was filed in connection with the reported sexual assault on a college girl at Bangla motor intersection on Wednesday.
Zafrullah Chy for implementing March 7 speech spirit
Dhaka, Mar 9 – Accusing the government of running the country in a wrong way, Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury on Friday urged it to implement the spirit of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s March 7 historic speech.
March 7 speech on of the best in world: Hasina
Dhaka, Mar 9 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said the historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is quite different from those of other great leaders of the world.
India Supreme Court restores ‘love jihad’ marriage
An Indian woman at the centre of an inter-religious marriage row may now live with her husband, the Supreme Court has ruled. Hadiya Jahan, who is in her 20s, was born into a Hindu family, but converted to Islam and…
Michelle Obama on International Women’s Day
Hi Mostafa Kamal, and happy International Women’s Day. Growing up, my parents always had a clear message for me and my brother: There is nothing more important for your future than getting a good education. Nothing.
Mobs attack more Muslim-owned shops in Sri Lanka
Kandy, Mar 8 (AP/UNB) — Buddhist mobs are still sweeping through Muslim neighborhoods in Sri Lanka’s central hills, destroying stores and restaurants despite a curfew, a state of emergency and heavy deployment of security forces, residents said Thursday.
8000 flats planned for insolvent BD freedom fighters
Dhaka, March 8 – The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a total of six projects involving an overall estimated cost of Taka 7,466.73 crore including one to construct some 8,000 flats for the insolvent freedom…
Drive on to track down college girl molesters: Home Minister
Dhaka, Mar 8 – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said drives are underway to arrest those who sexually harassed a college girl at Bangla motor intersection reportedly on way to an Awami League meeting at the Suhrawardy Udyan on…
Use new data tools to transform research on Gender Equality
Danielle Nierenberg March 8 is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate the economic, social, cultural, political, and agricultural achievements of women all around the world. This year’s theme is #PressforProgress, a call to women everywhere to unite against gender…
Malaysian poet Rokiah Hashim writes on peace: Interview
Rokiah Hashim from Malaysia writes using the name of Siti Ruqaiyah Hashim . Starting from 1987 her poems and short stories were published by mainstream literature magazines and newspapers. She is also prolific in film and theatre critics and wrote…
ICT must for empowerment, success of poor rural women’
Rome, 7 March – The role of information communications technologies in supporting rural women’s economic empowerment, voice and status, will be the focus of discussions at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on8 March, International Women’s Day.