Bangladesh women move up five places in FIFA rankings
The Bangladesh national women鈥檚 football team jumped five steps up to grab the 128th position in the latest FIFA rankings, published on Thursday.
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Time for govt to decisively deal with harassment of women
A CLASH that resulted from an incident of the harassment of a group of women at Kendua in Netrakona on June 10 has left a man, in his early forties, dead and five others wounded. Reports have it that a group of women of a family were on their way back home after bathing in a pond beside their house in the afternoon when a group of five young men approached...
Justice eludes Kalpana Chakma
Justice has remained elusive for the last three decades for the family of Kalpana Chakma, organising secretary of the Hill Women鈥檚 Federation, as she has remained traceless till date since her abduction at dead of night on June 12, 1996 from her home in Baghaichari of Rangamati...
Bangladesh women hold Jordan to 2-2 draw
The Bangladesh national women's football team came back twice to hold hosts Jordan for a 2-2 draw in the second and final match of the tri-nation FIFA friendly series at the King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman on Tuesday night.
Prime Bank partners with DxNe to empower women
Prime Bank PLC has recently partnered with DX New Energy Industries Limited to promote women empowerment, said a press release...
184 girls, women face violence in May
At least 109 women and 75 girls were victims of violence across the country in May, according to a report published by the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad on Monday.
Allocations for gender budget, women-children affairs drop
An allocation of Tk聽2,60,767 crore has been proposed for the gender-relevant budget and Tk聽5,078 crore for the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs in the financial year 2025鈥�2026, both marking a decrease from the FY 2024-25...
Deplorable govt failure to protect women, ensure safety
THE recent surge in violence against women perpetrated by Islamist groups or mobs acting as 鈥榯awhidi janata鈥� alongside the government鈥檚 failure to adequately respond is gravely concerning. After the July uprising, in which women and girls from diverse backgrounds actively participated and which they often led, it was hoped that women鈥檚 democratic aspirations...
Working women facing harassment, obstruction
A number of women professionals, including a college teacher and journalists, have recently faced harassment and obstruction while carrying out their duties or expressing opinions at the hands of Islamist groups in different places of the country, which has...
Bangladesh women hold Indonesia to a goalless draw
The Bangladesh national women鈥檚 football team held upper-ranked Indonesia to a goalless draw in their opening match of the Tri-Nation Women鈥檚 Football Series at the King Abdullah Stadium in Amman on Saturday...
Bangladesh women face Indonesia Saturday聽
The Bangladesh national women鈥檚 football team will take on Indonesia in their first match of the tri-nation friendly series at the Kings Abdulla Stadium in Amman, Jordan, today.聽聽
Woman harassed for protesting at her photos taken without permission
A woman faced harrasment on Tuesday when she protested against her photos taken without permission on Green Road in the capital.
Not in the name of Islam
WAZ mahfils 鈥� Islamic religious sermons rooted in centuries of South Asian Islamic tradition 鈥� have long served as spaces for spiritual guidance, communal unity, and a shared moral framework for communities across both rural and urban spaces. Many of these wazs continue to offer meaningful religious education and moral direction grounded in Islamic knowledge...
Banu Mushtaq鈥檚 polyglot India
GOOGLE Translate has become among the handiest apps for a good reason. It discards the clich茅 about the meaning getting lost in translation and helps strangers to connect in a naturally multilingual world...
More funds, oversight needed for women鈥檚 development
A HIGH allocation for women in the budget and the stringent oversight of the allocation can ensure a proper use of the budget funds meant for spending on women to attend to gender inequality. In the light of such a proposition, participants in a pre-budget dialogue, 鈥楢dvancing gender-responsive budgeting FFD4 Outcome鈥� that the Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs...
Higher monitoring stressed for gender budget
Improving monitoring of the allocations under the gender responsive budget, a tool used for addressing gender inequality, is needed to ensure proper utilisation of budgetary funds meant for women, discussants said at a pre-budget dialogue on Monday...
Non-fiction storytelling workshop concludes
A four-day non-fiction storytelling workshop for Bangladeshi women filmmakers concluded at Bengal Shilpalay at Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Sunday.
Butler ignores Sabina, four others for Jordan tri-series
Veteran forward Sabina Khatun and four other players who rebelled against coach Peter Butler were left out as the Englishman announced a 23-member Bangladesh women鈥檚 national team squad for the forthcoming tri-nation friendly series in Jordan on Saturday.
Maitri Jatra for intersectional, transformative changes
AS A transnational feminist scholar of social movements, when the Women鈥檚 Affairs Reform Commission鈥檚 report came out on April 19, I became keen on reviewing the 433 recommendations under 15 thematic areas. I was initially a bit frustrated to see that the report primarily focused on 鈥榚quality between women and men鈥�...
Women quota in non-govt teacher recruitment abolished
The education ministry abolished the women quota in the teacher recruitment for the secondary-level schools and colleges under the monthly pay order system...
Emerging women lose T20 series to SA
The Bangladesh emerging women鈥檚 cricket team suffered a crushing eight-wicket defeat to their South African counterparts in the third and final match, losing the T20 series 2-1 at the Cox鈥檚 Bazar Academy Ground on Sunday.
London solidarity rally supports women鈥檚 Moitree Jatra in Dhaka
A solidarity rally was held on Saturday at Altab Ali Park in London in support of Friday鈥檚 Moitree Jatra organised by women in Dhaka.
C-section among rural women rising in Rajshahi: study
A recent study has revealed a rise in caesarean section deliveries among rural women in Rajshahi district, with one in three births now occurring through surgery 鈥� raising public health concerns over the growing reliance on surgical births...
Women鈥檚 equal rights must be upheld at all costs
WOMEN from all walks of life gathered on May 16 in a solidarity march demanding equality, dignity and justice at a time when democratic transformation of the state and society is said to be the national priority. The rally was organised in the context of recurring attacks on women in public places, especially after the targeted attack on members of the women鈥檚 affairs reforms...
Women march for justice, dignity聽聽
Hundreds of women 鈥� including ethnic minorities, rights activists, garment workers, tea workers, persons with disabilities, domestic workers, and sex workers along with transgender individuals 鈥� took part in the 鈥榃omen鈥檚 March for Solidarity鈥�...
Higher budget for women, children with disabilities sought
Rights organisation Nari Unnayan Shakti has called for increased national budget allocation and the introduction of a separate budget for women and children with disabilities...
Lessons from women鈥檚 affairs reform controversy
THE ongoing debate surrounding the Women鈥檚 Affairs Reform Commission in Bangladesh has largely centered around a handful of its 433 recommendations, particularly those deemed controversial by Islamist groups, rather than the full scope of reforms proposed. Much of the coverage 鈥� whether in news reports or opinion pieces 鈥� has focused less on what the...
Shorna guides Emerging team to win
Shorna Akter smashed a 32-ball fifty to secure a five-wicket win for the Bangladesh Emerging Women鈥檚 team against their South African counterparts in the first T20 at the Cox鈥檚 Bazar Academy Ground in Cox鈥檚 Bazar on Wednesday...
Makeup Shakeup to hold 3-day fest on Thursday
A platform for women entrepreneurs, Makeup Shakeup, is scheduled to hold a 3-day Eid-ul-Azha Festival at Radisson Blu in Chattogram on Thursday...
Joty & Co busy at camp with no series ahead
The Bangladesh national women鈥檚 cricket team players are keeping themselves busy with training as there is no series ahead of the World Cup, which is scheduled to be held in September-October this year in India.