Thakurgaon, Dec 21 – Students of different schools and colleges on Saturday staged demonstrations and blocked Chaurasta intersection area for two hours in the town demanding justice for their one of their fellows Sumona Haque who was murdered allegedly after…
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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…
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…
She lived to tell her story in Pakistan
They planned to shoot 19-year-old Saba Qaiser in the head, put her body in a bag, and dump it in the river. It’s pure luck that they didn’t succeed. Saba was wounded but not dead, and managed to drag herself…
A Women Community Leader: How It Happened
Written by-Mazeda A. Uddin How did you learn community leadership skills in your society?
BD Army became enriched with first female pilots
Bangladesh Army has set an institutional milestone by enrolling two female officers for its aviation basic course for the first time after they successfully conducted solo and dual flying modules as trainee pilots at Tejgaon Old airport runway on Wednesday.
College girl raped in Mirpur, police rounds up 3 youths
A college girl became victim of rape in the city’s Mirpur on Saturday. Police arrested three youths in connection the rape incident. However, the rapist remained absconding soon after the incident. Quoting the victim, a first year (Hons) student of…
Gay marriage is legal but abortion still a crime in Ireland
By Sally Hayden At 16 weeks into her pregnancy, Lily, 35, found out that her baby had a fatal fetal abnormality and — once born — would survive only hours outside the womb. “We really wanted the baby,” she told…
Valerie Taylor wins $100,000 Rotary award
Valerie Ann Taylor, the founder of Centre for Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed (CRP), has won a $100,000 humanitarian award launched by Rotary International District.