Women鈥檚 safety cannot be ensured with debatable law: NCP
National Citizen Party senior joint convener Samanta Shermeen said on Saturday that women鈥檚 rights and safety could not be ensured with any debatable law.
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN鈥橲 DAY:聽Huawei holds health awareness session for female employees
In observance of International Women鈥檚 Day, Huawei organised a medical awareness session for its female employees at Huawei South Asia representative office in Dhaka on Saturday.
Biman operates all women flight
Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Saturday operated a special flight to be conducted by all women staff including pilots and cabin crews on International Women鈥檚 Day.
IFIC Bank Celebrates International Women鈥檚 Day 2025
IFIC Bank PLC celebrated International Women鈥檚 Day 2025 with a special event held at IFIC Tower on Thursday, reinforcing its commitment to fostering an inclusive and merit-based workplace.
BNP expresses concern over growing violence against women
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday expressed serious concern over the alarming rise in harassment and violence against women, urging the government to take immediate action to prevent the rise of extremism...
Yunus calls for resisting聽anti-women forces together
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said that the mentality of looking down on women in society must be changed.
Int鈥檒 Women鈥檚 Day today
Bangladesh observes International Women鈥檚 Day today, along with the rest of the world, amid incidents of rape, harassment and violence against women and mob attacks on women in the country.
End to violence against women in Bangladesh not in sight
The country has yet to see any let-up in the violence against women perpetuating in diverse forms through a culture of impunity, delayed justice dispensation and deeply embedded discriminatory social psyche, rights activists observe.
Women in Bangladesh neglected in political leadership
Women鈥檚 representation in leadership positions in the country鈥檚 political parties 鈥� both old and newly formed ones 鈥� remains negligible, reflecting structural barriers to women鈥檚 inclusion in politics.
Joty leads Sheltech to six consecutive wins
Captain Nigar Sultana Joty smashed 102 off 115 balls as Sheltech Cricket Academy thrashed Kalabagan Krira Chakra by 126 runs to get back on top of the table in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 Cricket League at the Bashundhara Sports Complex on Friday.聽
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN鈥橲 DAY: Rights, equality and empowerment
EVERY year, the world comes together to celebrate International Women鈥檚 Day on March 8, a day dedicated to honouring the achievements of women, raising awareness about gender inequality, and advocating for women鈥檚 rights. This year鈥檚...
BREAKING THE CYCLE: Change means women leading, not only bleeding
REVOLUTIONS have long been nourished by the blood and defiance of women, yet when the dust settles, their voices are drowned out by the very structures they fought to dismantle. Bangladesh鈥檚 July uprising is no exception. In the euphoria of...
BNP expresses grave concern over rising violence against women
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday expressed grave concern about the rising incidents of harassment and violence against women across the country.
Women鈥檚 rights under attack: UN
Thirty years after world leaders adopted a historic blueprint to achieve gender equality, a new United Nations report says women鈥檚 and girls鈥� rights are under attack and gender discrimination remains deeply embedded in economies and societies...
Govt has issues to address for women鈥檚 migration, job
A sharp decline in women鈥檚 migration in 2023 raises a few issues left unattended for long. Female migration from Bangladesh has declined by 42 per cent in two years, as Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training figures say. The number declined from 105,466 in 2022 to 76,108 in 2023 and 61,158 in 2024. A lack of safe migration practices, high migration cost...
Rumana propels Mohammedan back to top
Rumana Ahmed scored a hundred and took 5-13 to propel Mohammedan Sporting Club back to the top spot in the Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 League with a crushing 189-run win against Khelaghar Samaj Kalyan Samity at the Bashundhara Sports Complex on Thursday.
Bangladesh beat Malaysia in Asian women鈥檚 kabaddi to keep semi hopes alive
Bangladesh kept their semi-final hopes alive in the seven-nation Asian Women鈥檚 Kabaddi Championship with a commanding 52-12 victory over Malaysia in their Group A second match in Pardis, Iran on Thursday.
Univ teachers condemn violence against women
University teachers under the banner of University Teachers鈥� Network, Bangladesh on Wednesday condemned the recent incidents of sexual harassment, hatred and violence against women across the country...
BB to ensure 50pc women staff in agent banking: governor
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday said that the central bank would soon issue a circular ensuring that 50 per cent workforce of the agent banks would be women...
Joty, Sumona strengthen Sheltech鈥檚 place on top
Captain Nigar Sultana Joty scored 80 while Jannatul Sumona claimed five wickets as Sheltech Cricket Academy strengthened their top spot in the Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 Cricket League with a 64-run win against Gulshan Youth Club...
ATTACK ON WOMEN IN LALMATIA:聽Activists slam home adviser鈥檚 silence
Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, a retired lieutenant general, came under fire on Monday for his 鈥榩rovocative鈥� comments regarding two young women who became victims of mob justice for smoking at Lalmatia in the capital.
3-day women entrepreneurs鈥� trade fair begins Mar 6聽
The Women Entrepreneur Association of Bangladesh is set to host a three-day International Trade Fair for Women at the Gulshan Shooting Club in the capital Dhaka to promote women entrepreneurs鈥� skills, creativity and economic empowerment.
Sharna smashes hundred, Sanjida bags five
Sanjida Akter bagged five wickets to help Mohammedan Sporting Club topple Sheltech Cricket Academy from the top of the table as they thrashed Kalabagan Krira Chakra by nine wickets in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 Cricket League...
2 women attacked over smoking at Lalmatia
Two women were attacked by a mob allegedly over smoking in public place near NHA tower at Lalmatia in the capital on Saturday.
Sheltech power to top聽
Fahima Khatun and Jannatul Maoua with the ball, and then Sarmin Sultana and Ishma Tanjim with the bat powered Sheltech Cricket Academy to the top of the table of the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 Cricket League as they...
Justice for rape, violence against women demanded
Leaders of Samajtantrik Mahila Forum at a protest rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Friday demanded arrest and trial of the persons involved in the recent incidents of rape and violence against women.
Butler finds positives in UAE defeat
Bangladesh national women鈥檚 football team head coach Peter Butler remained optimistic despite his team鈥檚 3-1 loss to the United Arab Emirates in their first of the two FIFA international friendlies at the UAE Football Association Pitch-1 in Dubai on Wednesday night.
鈥業gnition of Metaphor鈥� depict stories of abused women, children
Young artist Md Zahurul Islam has portrayed the stories of abused women and children in his first solo exhibition titled Ignition of Metaphor under way at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka...
Protests erupt against rape, crimes聽
Students of different educational institutions in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Sunday held demonstrations, protesting against the deterioration of law and order situation and the recent incidents of rape, attacks on and harassment of women.
Firm govt action needed against attacks on women
A SERIES of attacks on and harassment of women and the government鈥檚 failure to attend to the issues are a worrying sign. A significant number of women, especially players, athletes, celebrities and sex workers, have been attacked by people and groups with Islamist bent, weaving a pattern of the right wing rearing its head in the absence of deterrent government action...