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Bangladesh women’s U19 team wins on victory day

After the national male team secured a victory against West Indies, Bangladesh Women’s Under-19 team made a good start to the Asia Cup by beating Sri Lanka to give the nation another occasion to exalt on its most auspicious day -Victory Day.

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Big jump for Bangladesh women in FIFA rankings

The Bangladesh women’s national football team moved seven places up to 132nd in the latest FIFA rankings as the world football’s governing body revealed the current rankings on Friday.

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Bangladesh women end pool campaign on dismal note

Bangladesh Under-19 women’s hockey team ended their pool campaign in the Women’s Junior Asia Cup on a miserable note as they lost all their Pool A games and will now fight for the ninth-10th place...

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Sumaiya to lead Bangladesh in U-19 Asia Cup

Sumaiya Akter will lead Bangladesh in the inaugural Women’s ACC U-19 Asia Cup as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the squad for the tournament on Thursday. 

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Women’s BCL starts on December 21

The first-ever women’s three-day first-class cricket tournament in Bangladesh is set to begin on December 21 in Rajshahi as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced the four teams and the schedule for the first two rounds on Thursday. 

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Israeli strike kills 22 in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Wednesday that an overnight Israeli air strike in the northern part of the Palestinian territory killed at least 22 people, including women and children...

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Govt should ensure women’s role in governance in deeds

GIRLS and women stood up in resistance on their own the way the boys and men did against the 15 years of the authoritarian regime of the Awami League in the July–August uprising. The incident began in July as protests by students seeking reforms in the civil service job reservations but grew to be an uprising towards the end of that month...

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Israeli strikes kill 25 in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Tuesday that Israeli strikes in the north of the Palestinian territory had killed 25 people, including women and children...

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4 women get Begum Rokeya Padak-2024

Four women were awarded with the ‘Begum Rokeya Padak-2024’ for their outstanding contributions to society, women’s education and women’s empowerment...

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Bangladesh women suffer clean sweep

Bangladesh women’s cricket team suffered a 3-0 clean sweep in the hands of their Irish counterparts as they lost the third and final T20I match of the series by four wickets at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday...

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NBA hosts grand finale of ‘Mastering the Power of Voice’

For the first time in Bangladesh, the News Broadcasters Alliance (NBA) successfully organised the grand finale of its pioneering workshop, ‘Mastering the Power of Voice,’ a groundbreaking initiative for television news presenters across the country, says a press release.

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Begum Rokeya Day today

Begum Rokeya Day will be observed on Monday to commemorate the contribution of Begum Rokeya, a pioneer of Bengali women’s education and a social reformer for ensuring equal rights for women and men...

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Reform should include marginalised groups’ voice

The voices of the marginalised and vulnerable groups including women, low-income households, people with disabilities, third- and trans-gender, and minorities should be included in the reform for good governance, experts said on Sunday...

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Rokeya’s fight for freedom

BEGUM Rokeya is remembered and celebrated for her immense contribution to the establishment of women’s rights in British India. Her satirical literary works have modified the thoughts, beliefs, customs and stories of contemporary Muslim society. She rightly pointed out the worthlessness of the tradition that the Muslim society had imposed on women...

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Bangladesh women suffer crushing defeat

The Bangladesh Under-21 women’s hockey team made a disastrous start in the Women’s Junior Asia Cup when they conceded a 19-0 defeat to China in the Pool A first game in Muscat, Oman, on Saturday.

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Bangladesh succumb to series defeat

Bangladesh women’s team lost to their Irish counterparts by 47 runs in the second of their three-match T20I series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.

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A city still asleep on women’s safety

FOR most women, going out of the house requires a lot of planning. From crowded streets and public transport to workplaces, the challenges that women face in staying safe are constant and exhausting. Citizens now call for women’s safety on the road and in public spaces. Everyone wants change. Women want to walk without the fear of being harassed or attacked...

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Joty & Co fall 12 short of record chase

The Bangladesh women’s team fell 12 runs short in what could have been their record chase against their Irish counterparts in the first of the three-match T20I series at the Sylhet Cricket Stadium in Sylhet on Thursday.

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Bangladesh look to carry on ODI momentum into T20s

An in-form Bangladesh women’s team would look to carry on the momentum of their ODI series sweep in the T20I series against Ireland that starts at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in Sylhet today...

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Women-friendly healthcare service demanded

Women suffer to get essential healthcare services from existing facilities due to lack of gender sensitiveness, said women rights activists at a discussion on Tuesday...

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Ending violence against women

VIOLENCE against women and girls has been found to be the deadliest, most prevalent, and most pervasive human rights violation in every community across the world, be it rich or poor, literate or illiterate, developed or undeveloped, resulting in the sad demise of a woman every 10 minutes globally. Such omnipresence of violence poses operational challenges for designing protocols and interventions...

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Bangladesh women cruise to ODI series win over Ireland

Bangladesh women put on a collective performance as they beat their Irish counterparts by five wickets in the second ODI to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Saturday.

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A new breeze in batting 

A new breeze of comfort wafts through the Bangladesh women’s team camp as they take on Ireland in the second ODI of a three-match series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today. 

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Empowering against gender violence

THE ‘16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence’ is a global campaign observed annually from November 25 (the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women) to December 10 (Human Rights Day). Its core purpose is to galvanise efforts to eliminate violence against women and girls. This year’s theme, ‘United for Justice: Ending Violence Against Women and Girls,’ emphasises...