More training for women on e-GP stressed
Speakers at a workshop on Thursday stressed the need for more training for women on e-GP for their capacity building in entrepreneurship and taking part in the government procurement system...
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Bangladesh call up uncapped Nehar, drop Rumana
There was no place for experienced all-rounder Rumana Ahmed or Shamima Sultana as Bangladesh picked uncapped Taj Nehar and Disha Bishwas for the forthcoming Women鈥檚 T20 World Cup, which begins in the UAE on October 3...
Women鈥檚 A team suffers 1st defeat in SL tour
Bangladesh women鈥檚 A team suffered their first defeat of the tour when they lost to their Sri Lankan counterparts by 19 runs in the fourth T20 match at the Thurstan College Sports Complex...
ICC increases Women鈥檚 T20 WC prize money to $7.9m
Next month鈥檚 Women鈥檚 T20 World Cup will offer a record total of $7.96 million in prize money, organising body the International Cricket Council said on Tuesday.
95,000 Japanese aged over 100, most of them women
The number of people in Japan aged 100 or older has hit a record high of more than 95,000 鈥� almost 90 per cent of them women 鈥� government data showed Tuesday.
Women鈥檚 鈥楢鈥� team seal T20 series in Sri Lanka
Bangladesh women鈥檚 A team beat their Sri Lankan counterparts by 10 runs in the third T20 match at the P Sara Oval Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
Nightlife now rules in Iraq's former IS bastion
If they had tried to do this a few years ago, the group of Iraqi women enjoying a night out in Mosul would probably have risked severe punishment.
Women vanguard of student-led mass uprising: discussion
Writers, teachers and activists said on Saturday that women were the vanguard of the student-led mass uprising and their participation in reforms of the state must be ensured.
Rabeya, Shathi stars in crushing 鈥楢鈥� team win
Bangladesh women鈥檚 A team registered a 104-run win over their Sri Lankan counterparts in the second T20I at the P Sara Stadium in Colombo on Friday, thanks to stellar performances from...
Fahima, Shamima stars in 鈥楢鈥� team鈥檚 win
Fahima Khatun and Shamima Sultana led Bangladesh women鈥檚 A team to a seven-wicket victory over their Sri Lankan counterparts and go 1-0 up in the T20 series at...
Women鈥檚 A team clinches one-day series in SL
Bangladesh women鈥檚 A team clinched the one-day series over their Sri Lankan counterparts with a seven-wicket win in a rain-curtailed 20-over-a-side second and final game at the...
3 construction workers die in Khulna
Three construction workers died after falling from an under-construction building in front of Khulna Government Women's College at Boyra in Khulna city on Tuesday.
Women ride Pakistan鈥檚 economic crisis into the workplace
Amina Sohail veers through heavy traffic to pick up her next passenger 鈥� the sight of a woman riding a motorcycle drawing stares in Pakistan鈥檚 megacity of Karachi...
'Super proud' Sabalenka downs Pegula to win US Open thriller
Aryna Sabalenka said she felt 鈥榮uper proud鈥� to win the US Open and claim her third Grand Slam crown with a thrilling victory over a gallant Jessica Pegula in a rollercoaster final on Saturday.
Empowering women entrepreneurs
WOMEN entrepreneurs are emerging as powerful change agents, particularly in the aftermath of the 2024 student movement. The interim government is in a rare position to undertake policies that can significantly empower women and promote their entrepreneurial activities. By removing systemic impediments and leveraging digital tools, Bangladesh...
Pegula sets up title clash with Sabalenka
Jessica Pegula scripted an astonishing comeback 鈥榡ust in the nick of time鈥� to defeat Karolina Muchova on Thursday at the US Open and reach her first Grand Slam final, where she will take on big-hitting Aryna Sabalenka for the title.
Joty guides Mymensingh to maiden title
Mymensingh Division clinched their maiden Women鈥檚 National Cricket League title when they beat Rajshahi Division by 48 runs in the final round match at the Bangla Trac Cricket Academy...
Bangladesh begin title defence against Pakistan
Bangladesh will begin their title defence of the SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship against Pakistan on October 20, as the seventh edition of the tournament is scheduled to be held in Nepal from...
A doctor brutally killed
ON AUGUST 8, a 31-year-old doctor at the RG Kar Medical College in Kolkata (West Bengal, India) finished her 36-hour shift at the hospital, ate dinner with her colleagues and went to the college鈥檚 seminar hall to rest before her next shift...
Rubina elected BFWE new president
Rubina Husain was elected the new board president of the Bangladesh Federation of Women Entrepreneurs for the 2024-2026 terms.
Afghan women filmed singing in protest of ban on their voices
An Afghan woman sings in a video showing just a sliver of her face, one of dozens of women taking part in an online protest against a law that bans women from raising their voices in public...
JU students demand safe campus for women
The students of Jahangirnagar University on Wednesday staged a demonstration protesting against the sexual harassment of women students on the campus.
UN 鈥榗oncerned鈥� by Afghanistan morality law
The UN mission in Afghanistan said on Sunday it was 鈥榗oncerned鈥� about a morality law recently ratified by the Taliban authorities, criticising in particular restrictions on women...
Women's T20 World Cup moved from Bangladesh to UAE
The ICC Women鈥檚 T20 World Cup 2024 has been moved out of Bangladesh and will now take place in the UAE, with Bangladesh Cricket Board continuing to...
Protests widen over Indian doctor鈥檚 rape, murder
Thousands of outraged Indian protesters, including arch-rival football fans and lawyers, called for justice on Monday after the rape and murder of a doctor as widespread strikes by healthcare workers entered a second week...
Bangladesh placed in Group D of 2025 U-19 Women鈥檚 T20 World Cup
The second edition of the ICC U19 Women's T20 World Cup 2025 will be hosted by Malaysia and will comprise 16 teams.
鈥楤FF women's camp is like a prison鈥�
The protest continued on Saturday against Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin and its women鈥檚 wing chairperson Mahfuza Akter Kiron to resign from their posts.
Seoul authorities find toxic substances in Shein, Temu products
Women鈥檚 accessories sold by some of the world鈥檚 most popular online shopping firms contained toxic substances sometimes hundreds of times above acceptable levels, authorities in Seoul said Wednesday...
Marta admits Olympic final 'probably' her last game for Brazil
Brazil legend Marta admitted Saturday that defeat in the Olympic women's football final against the United States was likely her last ever appearance for her country after a remarkable career.
Hassan wins women鈥檚 marathon as Olympic endurance gamble pays off
Sifan Hassan's endurance gamble at the Paris Games finally paid off after she sprinted away for Olympic marathon gold in the French capital on Sunday.