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Improving Nutrition for Working Women, Mothers in RMG Sector

May 22, 2021 editorBangladesh, Femina, Food & nutrition

a new partnership will help tackle undernutrition in the ready-made garment (RMG) industry by introducing essential nutrition services and support for working mothers and pregnant women in PVH suppliers’ factories in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh, for, improving, in, mothers, nutrition, RMG, Sector, Women, working

Women’s Football League set to resume from May 5

April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Staff ReporterFootball, Sports

DHAKA- The women’s Football League will resume from May 5 at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamala Stadium in the city’s Kamalapur.

football, Football League, Sports, Women

Women need targeted support to tackle COVID-19 impact

April 15, 2021 sub EditorBangladesh, Services

Dhaka, Apr 15 : Speakers at a virtual dialogue on Thursday said fiscal measures would be more effective in easing the burden of the coronavirus pandemic on women than monetary measures.

Bangladesh, Covid-19, impact: CPD Dialogue, need, service, support, tackle, targeted, Women

Five SA Emerging Women’s members test positive for Covid-19

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 Staff ReporterCricket, Sports

DHAKA — Five members of the South African Women’s Emerging team were tested positive for coronavirus in Sylhet yesterday.

Covid-19, Cricket, SA, Sports, test positive, Women

Bangladesh Emerging Women seal series against South Africa

April 8, 2021 Staff ReporterCricket, Sports

Dhaka — Bangladesh Emerging Women cricket team have won three matches in a row to seal the five-match ODI series against South Africa Emerging Women. Bangladesh won the third match on Thursday by six wickets at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium.…

Bangladesh, Cricket, series, South Africa, Sports, Women

58% Bangladeshi women migrant workers return in first year

April 7, 2021 editorBangladesh, Employment, Lead News, Manpower

GreenWatch Dhaka Report A recent research has found that around 58 per cent of the women migrant workers from Bangladesh were forced to return home within the first year of their migration though the duration of the initial contract was…

58, Bangladeshi, Employment, first year, in, Manpower, Migrant workers, return, Women

Gaibandha women turn water hyacinth into home decor items

March 13, 2021 editorBangladesh, Innovations

But women in the remote hamlets of Gaibandha have turned water hyacinth into profit, literally.

Bangladesh, Gaibandha, home decor, into, items, Turn, water hyacinth, Women

Extent of Violence Against Women During Pandemic Exposed

March 12, 2021 editorFemina, Op-Ed, Violence

COVID-19 restrictions exposed women and girls to heightened abuse – revealing the conditions in which gender-based violence became the shadow pandemic.

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Women Must Continue To Claim Power & Take On Unseen Barriers

March 8, 2021 editorColumns, Femina

One can’t talk about power without talking about patriarchy – in which men always hold the power and women are largely excluded from it.

&, barriers, Claim Power, Must Continue, Opinion, Take On, to, Unseen, Women

Women, girl empowerment crucial to sustainable food security

March 6, 2021 editorFemina, Food & nutrition

Hunger and famine will persist and there will be unequal recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic unless more women in rural and urban areas hold leadership positions with increased decision-making power.

crucial to, empowerment, Food & nutrition, food security, girl, Sustainable, Women

Hockey’s new season to begin through women’s hockey

January 5, 2021 Staff ReporterHockey, Other Sports, Sports

DHAKA – The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) will begin the new season through women’s hockey tournament from the last week of this month. The federation has also planned to host a number of international and national events in the New…

Hockey, Sports, Women

Salma’s team in Women’s IPL final

November 8, 2020 Staff ReporterCricket, Sports

DHAKA—Bangladesh female cricketer Salma Khantun’s team Trailblazers confirmed the final of Women’s T20 Challenge, considered as the Women’s IPL. They confirmed the final at a better run rate despite losing their last group match to Supernovas by two runs. While…

Cricket, IPL final, Salma, Sports, Women

Exploit System Traps Nigerian Women as Slaves in Lebanon

September 15, 2020 editorHuman rights, Migration

By Sam Olukoya LAGOS, Nigeria, Sep 14 2020 (IPS) – “I need help, right now I cannot walk properly,” trafficking victim Nkiru Obasi pleaded from her hospital bed in a video she posted online. The young Nigerian woman had been…

as Slaves, Exploitative, in Lebanon, Nigerian, system, Traps, Women

Djokovic says women to be part of new players’ association

September 5, 2020 Staff ReporterSports, Tennis

NEW YORK – Novak Djokovic said Friday that women will be a part of his proposed new players’ association that is sending shockwaves through world tennis. The world number one said he had been talking to female players at the…

Association, Djokovic, new players, Sports, Tennis, Women

Pregnant women should avoid caffeine completely, says study

August 26, 2020August 26, 2020 sub EditorFemina, Health

Women who are pregnant or trying for a baby should consider avoiding caffeine altogether, new research has suggested.

avoid, caffeine, completely, health, pregnant, says study, Women

BCB cynical to host Women’s U19 WC in scheduled time

June 29, 2020 Staff ReporterCricket, Sports

DHAKA – The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is not so hopeful to host maiden Women’s Under-19 World Cup in scheduled time due to the outbreak of Covid-19. The first edition of the tournament was slated to be held in February-March…

BCB, Cricket, Sports, U19 WC, Women

Pregnant women might be at increased risk for COVID-19

June 27, 2020June 27, 2020 sub EditorHealth, World News

Pregnant women might be at increased risk for severe COVID-19 illness, according to a report of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released on Friday.

Covid-19, health, increased, pregnant, risk for, Women, World news

UN Women to serve domestic violence survivors

June 20, 2020 Lutfun NaharICT Horizon, Violence

UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific has joined hands with Twitter and critical partners to provide important information about helpline services for domestic violence survivors.

domestic violence survivors, ICT Horizon, serve, Twitter, UN, violence, Women

Online Eid Shopping in BD for Men, Women and Children

May 16, 2020 Lutfun NaharBangladesh, Festivals, Lead News

After the month-long fasting of Ramadan, Eid-al-Fitr, the largest ceremony of Muslims brings us immense joy and happiness. And whenever we think about celebrating Eid the desire of shopping for family-members appears into our mind.

Bangladesh, children, festival, Lead news, men, Online Eid Shopping, Women

COVID-19 has not slowed down ecological women farmers

May 11, 2020 editorAgriculture, Biodiversity, Op-Ed

Huasao, Peru, May (IPS/Mariela Jara) – It’s eight o’clock in the morning and Pascuala Ninantay is carrying two large containers of water in her wheelbarrow to prepare with neighbouring women farmers 200 litres of organic fertiliser, which will then be…

agriculture, Covid-19, ecological, farmers, has not, Opinion, slowed down, Women

BCB to give one-time monetary support to women cricketers

March 30, 2020 sub EditorBangladesh, Sports

Sports Reporter The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a one-time amount of BDT 20,000 per person to assist women cricketers who had appeared in the 2018-19 Women’s NCL and have been in BCB’s selection camps in 2019-20.

Bangladesh, BCB, cricketers, give, monetary, one-time, Sports, support, Women

Sixth Dhaka International Conference on Women in Cinema

March 23, 2020 sub EditorArt & culture, Bangladesh

Culture Desk As a major component of cultural industry, no doubt cinema has significant impact on the subconscious mind of the common masses across the world.

Art & culture, Bangladesh, cinema, Conference, international, Sixth Dhaka, Women

Bangladesh plans massive accommodation for working women

February 14, 2020 sub EditorBangladesh, News

Although women in Bangladesh are making huge strides in different socio-economic fronts, working women in Dhaka and other big cities continue to struggle for the lack of safe accommodation facilities.

accommodation, Bangladesh, for, massive, News, plans, Women, working

What will it take for women to be equal at work in the UK?

February 8, 2020February 8, 2020 Lutfun NaharColumns, Employment

Employers and policy-makers can drive real progress in improving women’s working lives.

Column, Employment, equal, the UK, Women, work

Over 200 million girls, women suffered from female genital mutilation

February 6, 2020 sub EditorBangladesh, Food & nutrition

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said over 200 million girls and women alive today have suffered from female genital mutilation, a horrific and harmful practice that can lead to physical, mental and sexual health complications.

200 million girls, Bangladesh, from, genital, mutilation, nutrition, suffered, Women

Feminists press for ‘bodily Autonomy’ as 19 nations dissent

January 18, 2020 editorFemina, Human rights, Op-Ed

By Thalif Deen UN, Jan 17 2020 (IPS) – The United States and 18 other UN member states have come under fire for denying a woman’s legitimate right to “bodily autonomy”—the right to self-governance over one’s own body without coercion…

‘bodily Autonomy’, 19 nations, as, dissent, Feminists, for, press, rights, Women

Stay alert against women repression: PM

December 9, 2019 sub EditorBangladesh, Politics

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged all to remain alert against all forms of repression of women, saying that enacting laws is not enough to end this menace.

against, Alert, Bangladesh, politics, repression: PM, stay, Women

SA Games: Bangladesh Women beat Sri Lanka

December 3, 2019 sub EditorCricket, Sports

Bangladesh Women’s cricket team beat Sri Lankan Women’s team in their first game of the 13th South Asian Games (SA Games) in Nepal at Pokhara on Tuesday.

beat, Cricket, SA Games: Bangladesh, Sports, Sri Lanka, Teamr, Women

35 more Bangladeshi women in KSA send SOS videos

November 27, 2019 editorBangladesh, Migration

Dhaka, Nov 27 – Thirty-five more Bangladeshi female workers have sent a video message from Saudi Arabia with fervent SOS (save our souls) calls to be rescued.

35 more, Bangladeshi, in KSA, Migration, send, SOS, videoes, Women

UN group to put Afghan women at centre of peace initiatives

November 22, 2019November 22, 2019 editorDevelopment, Femina, Lead News

By Samira SadequeReprint UN, Nov 21 2019 (IPS) – Afghanistan’s first female ambassador to the United Nations this week launched a U.N. group that aims to put women at the centre of peace initiatives in Afghanistan.

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