A training session was organised at the office of the Bangladesh Abhibasi Mahila Sramik Association of Darussalam under Mirpur in Dhaka on Sunday, with the participation of women migrants.聽
A campaign was launched on Thursday to ensure a harassment-free environment for women in public transport in the capital...
BANGLADESH is undergoing a significant political transition following the July Uprising. This shift appears to be increasingly shaped by right-wing forces, as faith-based political organisations now wield more influence than ever in the country鈥檚 history. Among the many signs of this transformation, one stands out vividly: the way women dress...
The Bangladesh women鈥檚 Kabaddi team lost their first-ever Test series 3-1 to Nepal after conceding a 27-21 points defeat to hosts in the fourth match of the five-match series at the Lainchaur Covered Hall in Kathmandu on Thursday.
The Magura Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal on Wednesday framed charges against four individuals accused of the death of an 8-year-old girl after rape in the district in early March this year...
The Bangladesh national women鈥檚 kabaddi team kept their hopes alive in the five-match Test series after a 26-23 victory over hosts Nepal in their third match at the Lainchaur Covered Hall in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
The Bangladesh Women鈥檚 team cricketers made a significant stride in International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings after sealing a berth in the ODI World Cup to be held later this year in India.
THE recommendations that the women鈥檚 affairs reforms commission, set up on November 18, 2024, put forth on April 19 for the government to effect appear assuring in that they are mostly meant to do away with the discrimination that exists in society against women. The commission has made 15 specific recommendations, which include the provision for equal rights...
The Bangladesh women鈥檚 kabaddi team will start their first-ever Test series campaign by taking on hosts Nepal in the first of the five-match series in Kathmandu today.
Bangladesh secured their place in the ICC Women's ODI World Cup for the second consecutive time despite suffering a crushing seven-wicket loss to Pakistan in their final qualifier match in Lahore on Saturday.
The Women Affairs Reform Commission on Saturday submitted 433 recommendations to the government, including the introduction of equal property rights for women, a uniform family code, and a separate and permanent women affairs commission.
THE safety of women and girls appears to be in a frail state as one harrowing incident after another continues to take place. Women鈥檚 rights activists and legal experts have for long cautioned that a culture of impunity takes root if such crimes are not...
Speakers, including government officials, on Thursday stressed the need to launch sanitary products that could address the specific needs of women with disabilities...
Bangladesh women suffered their first defeat in the ICC Women鈥檚 ODI World Cup Qualifier as they lost to West Indies by three wickets at the Lahore City Cricket Association Ground on Thursday.
The Bangladesh women鈥檚 kabaddi team will tour Nepal for their first-ever Test series, beginning on April 20 in Kathmandu, as part of their preparation for the second Women鈥檚 Kabaddi World Cup, which will be hosted by India in June.
Captain Nigar Sultana Joty smashed a 78-ball hundred while the spin duo Fahima Khatun and Jannatul Ferdus each took a record-breaking five-wicket haul as Bangladesh began the ICC Women鈥檚 Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier with a record...
Bangladesh Women鈥檚 national cricket team will begin their ICC World Cup Qualifier when they take on Thailand on their opening fixture at Lahore City Cricket Association Ground today...
Two women have been arrested for murder after strangling a Pakistani faith healer with a scarf after years of being blackmailed over videos he took of them, police said on Monday...
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad in a statement on Sunday expressed concern over the social media smear campaign targeting the female journalist who was attacked and sexually assaulted on April 2 evening...
While digital space acts as a cornerstone for achieving economic growth, social engagement and personal expression in the twenty-first century, the unchecked presence of sex predators, sexual bullies and harassers, blackmailers and frauds is increasingly making...
Nigar Sultana Joty, captain of the Bangladesh women鈥檚 cricket team was confident to secure a place in the forthcoming ICC Women鈥檚 ODI World Cup as the team departs for Pakistan on Thursday for the qualifiers...
Umama Fatema, spokesperson of the Students Against Discrimination, has rejected the US State Department's 'Madeleine Albright Honorary Group Award,' which was given in recognition of the courage and bravery of all Bangladeshi women involved in the July-August uprising in 2024...
Bangladesh were drawn against Myanmar, Bahrain, and Turkmenistan in Group C of the forthcoming AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers as the draw was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Thursday.
The Bangladesh national women鈥檚 cricket team鈥檚 major focus is on their substandard batting as they prepare for their next month鈥檚 World Cup qualifiers in Lahore, Pakistan.
Speakers, including academics, rights activists, labour leaders and cultural activists on Saturday demanded the government take effective steps to ensure security of women and children, trial for rape and withdrawal of a case filed against left student leaders...
Speakers, including cultural activists, said on Friday that repression of women and destruction of the environment continued as before.
The Bangladesh national women鈥檚 team will begin their training camp today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium ahead of the World Cup Qualifier, starting on April 9 in Lahore, Pakistan.聽
The Rape Law Reform Coalition, a combine of 17 legal and rights organisations, on Wednesday suggested that amendments to the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act-2000 should introduce a broader legal definition of rape to include all individuals to curb incidents of rape and violence against women...
The Left Democratic Alliance, a combine of six left political parties, and Rights activists on Wednesday urged the government to improve law and order situation and stop repression on the children and women across the country...
Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that has become a symbol of the Taliban鈥檚 oppression of women...