Arsenal sign Liverpool's Smith in women's world record deal
Arsenal signed Canada forward Olivia Smith from Liverpool in a deal worth a reported women's world record fee of 拢1 million ($1.3 million) on Thursday.
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Mardi treble sinks Bhutan
Midfielder Shanti Mardi scored a hat-trick as defending champions Bangladesh continued their winning spree in the SAFF Under-20 Women鈥檚 Championship with a 4-1 win over Bhutan in a game that had to be played across two separate venues due to persistent rain on Tuesday.
July Women鈥檚 Day observed
July uprising women activists, martyr families, and cultural activists on Monday observed July Women鈥檚 Day in recognition of women鈥檚 contributions to the student-led mass uprising that led to the ouster of the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina on August 5, 2024.
No consensus yet on upper house, women representation
The political parties attending the National Consensus Commission鈥檚 second-round dialogue session on Monday could not reach a consensus on the issues of women鈥檚 representation in parliament and the composition of upper house issues.
GB holds seminar on Carol Ann Egan Fund in women鈥檚 education
A seminar on 鈥榯he role of Carol Ann Egan Fund and Gonoshasthaya Kendra in women鈥檚 education鈥� was held the Gono Bishwabidyalay of Savar in Dhaka on Sunday...
Bangladesh overcome stern Nepal test聽
Super-sub Trishna Rani scored in injury time as defending champions Bangladesh overcame a stern Nepal test with a 3-2 win in their second match of the SAFF Under-20 Women鈥檚 Championship at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in the city on Sunday...
Bangladesh women clinch bronze in U-18 Asian Cup hockey
The Bangladesh women鈥檚 hockey team clinched the bronze medal in their maiden appearance at the AHF Women鈥檚 Under-18 Asia Cup with a 6-2 win over Kazakhstan in the third place decider at the Dazhou National Hockey Training Centre in Dazhou, China, on Sunday.
Swiatek hits back at critics after Wimbledon win
Iga Swiatek pleaded with the Polish media to 鈥榣eave me alone鈥�, saying she knows what she is doing after crushing Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win her first Wimbledon title on Saturday.
Bangladesh face Nepal test today
Defending champions Bangladesh will be looking to maintain their winning run in the SAFF Under-20 Women鈥檚 Championship when they take on Nepal at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in the city today...
BRAC Bank to help train 100 women with disabilities
BRAC Bank, in partnership with the Bangladesh National Federation of the Deaf (BNFD), has launched a dedicated training centre to equip 100 women with hearing and speech impairment in sewing and tailoring skills by 2025...
Women rights activists demand direct elections to reserved seats in parliament
Women鈥檚 rights activists on Saturday demanded direct elections to the reserved seats for women in the Jatiya Sangsad, urging political parties to ensure meaningful representation and end the system of nomination that often sidelines women鈥檚 leadership...
Bangladesh begin title defence against SL
The two-leg format SAFF Under-20 Women鈥檚 Championship 2025 begins today with defending and four-time champions Bangladesh taking on Sri Lanka in one of the two matches on the opening day at the Bashundhara Kings Arena...
Working women in city on brink
ON SWELTERING streets of Dhaka, time does not tick. It melts. For the thousands of women who work in open market places, tin-roofed factories or city landfills, heat is not merely an inconvenience. It is a slow-burning threat that tightens its grip each summer. With soaring mercury and infrastructure that could not care less, Dhaka鈥檚 working women race against...
Bangladesh look to retain title
Head coach Peter Butler called eight footballers from the Asian Cup 2026 qualifying team as he announced a 23-member Bangladesh squad for the SAFF Under-20 Women鈥檚 Championship to be held at the Bashundhara Kings Arena from July 11 to 21...
Bangladesh face daunting task down under
The Bangladesh women鈥檚 football team is set to face a formidable challenge at the AFC Women鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026, having qualified for the showpiece continental event for the first time in Myanmar...
Arrest of Taliban leaders over women persecution ordered
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan over the persecution of women, a crime against humanity...
鈥楾athya apas鈥� are no crisis, but governance is
ON THE footpath outside the National Press Club, nearly 2,000 women have sat in for more than a month. They are information officers, or tathya apa, employed under a government project aimed at 鈥榚mpowering women through ICT鈥� across rural areas. As the second phase of the project comes to an end, so do their jobs, too. They demand regularisation of their job...
Nutri-CAP model improves health of pregnant women, children in slums: ICDDR,B
The ICDDR,B has said that it has developed an integrated health programme that was effectively helping pregnant women, adolescent girls and young children living in the country鈥檚 urban slums...
Bangladesh women target global stage after historic Asian Cup berth
The Bangladesh women's football team vowed to reach even greater heights after securing their maiden Asian Cup berth in Myanmar recently.
Bangladesh women eye perfect finish
The Bangladesh women鈥檚 football team will be eager to maintain their winning run as they take on Turkmenistan in their final Group C match in Yangon on Saturday.
ACC sues 9 officials of BMET, recruiting agencies
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against nine people, including senior officials of the Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training and several manpower agency executives, on charges of document forgery and facilitating the illegal trafficking of women abroad...
AUW inaugurates math, science summer school 2025
Asian University for Women has inaugurated its math and science summer school 2025, funded by Chevron, in a ceremony held on the AUW campus on the MM Ali Road in Chattogram recently...
Time for women鈥檚 team to look beyond
After securing their place in the AFC Women鈥檚 Asian Cup for the first time, the Bangladesh national team, who are two-time SAFF champions, now have the opportunity to aim higher by qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2027 and the Olympics 2028...
Violence against women rises: PCJSS report
The number of incidents of human rights violation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts鈥攃overing Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban districts鈥攕lightly decreased in the first half of 2025, with 103 incidents reported, compared with 107 incidents during the same period last year, according to a half-yearly report by Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti...
Bangladesh women face Myanmar hurdle today
Bangladesh will be looking to secure a crucial win against hosts and higher-ranked Myanmar in their Group C second match of the AFC Women's Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers at Thuwunna Stadium in Yangon today.
Ensuring women鈥檚 safety online
IN AN era increasingly shaped by technology, Bangladesh鈥檚 digital sphere has evolved beyond a means of communication into a critical arena where identity, livelihood and expression converge. Yet, for many women and girls, this space has become perilous. Online platforms, intended to connect, are now frequently weaponised for harassment, exploitation and abuse...
Seven-up Bangladesh blow away Bahrain
Forward Tohura Khatun scored a brace as Bangladesh secured a crushing 7-0 win against higher-ranked Bahrain in their Group C opener of the AFC Women鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers at the Thuwunna Stadium in Myanmar on Sunday...
Bangladesh optimistic against Bahrain
The Bangladesh national women鈥檚 team is set to commence their campaign in the AFC Women鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers with a sense of optimism as they face the higher-ranked Bahrain at the Thuwunna Stadium in Myanmar today...
Silent discrimination against Hindu women
HINDU women in Bangladesh still live in a kind of invisible prison, the walls of which are made of centuries-old religious family law. Their limited rights in matters related to marriage, divorce and inheritance are not only in conflict with the constitution but also with human rights...
Women鈥檚 team starts training in Yangon
The Bangladesh national women鈥檚 football team took part in their first training session in Yangon, Myanmar, on Thursday ahead of their AFC Women鈥檚 Asian Cup 2026 Qualifiers Group C opener against Bahrain on June 29...
