Women leaders on Sunday at a press conference in Dhaka called on the political parties to raise their voices for doubling the reserved seats for women in the national parliament to 100, and also for holding direct elections in these seats...
THE phrase work鈥搇ife balance was coined in Britain in the late 1970s and popularised in the United States during the 1980s, propelled by the Women鈥檚 Liberation Movement, which pressed for a fairer division between career and domestic responsibilities. Historians link its early usage to British campaigners lobbying for workplace reforms for working mothers. Since...
The value of women鈥檚 unpaid household work is Tk聽5,70,000 crore, said the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday...
Seventy-seven per cent of the pregnant women visiting health facilities across the country for services were diagnosed with depression or anxiety and, among them, 66 per cent experienced both the conditions simultaneously, according to a study revealed on Tuesday.
Exhaustion, irregular periods, sudden weight gain and persistent acne 鈥� these signs are often dismissed as 鈥榡ust part of life.鈥� For a female student balancing studies and part-time work, or a mother managing a household from dawn to dusk, enduring discomfort becomes routine. Yet what if these symptoms refuse to subside? What if they are not simply stress or fatigue?...
The Bangladesh University Grants Commission and the UN Women will work jointly to end sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the universities in the country...
A Chittagong University women students鈥� platform on Wednesday issued an open letter to the chief adviser, protesting at 鈥榤oral policing, rape threats, cyber bullying and administrative negligence鈥� amid the continued unrest at Chittagong University...
Politicians and rights activists on Wednesday called for an increase in the number of reserved seats for women in the parliament to 150 from 50 and direct elections...
IFIC Bank PLC on Tuesday held an event titled Festival of Youth 2025 at Rajshahi Government Women鈥檚 College, said a press release...
Students of Rajshahi Government Women鈥檚 College on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to the National University鈥檚 regional office in Rajshahi, protesting against what they described as an 鈥榓brupt and unreasonable鈥� increase in form-fill-up fees.
NRB Bank PLC has recently participated as title sponsor of 鈥楽ylhet Women Entrepreneur Summit & Aparajita Awards 2025鈥� held at Aman Ullah Convention Centre in Sylhet, said a press release...
Prize money for the Women's World Cup cricket will outstrip the men's edition by more than a third, boasting an overall purse of $13.88 million, the sport's governing body said Monday.
Shorna Akter鈥檚 all-round heroics helped Bangladesh Women鈥檚 Green to beat Bangladesh Women鈥檚 Red by two wickets in the closing match of the Women鈥檚 Challenge Cup at the BKSP-3 on Thursday.聽
THIS is worrying that incidents of sexual violence and rape are increasing. The Bangladesh Women鈥檚 Council reported a rise in gender-based violence in 2024, with the majority of the victims being girl children. There is an alarming surge in child marriage too. In 2024, about 20 cases of child marriage were reported whereas in the first six months of this year, the number is...
Sauravi Akhanda Prity struck a hat-trick as Bangladesh beat Nepal 4-1 to keep their hopes alive of becoming champions in the SAFF Under-17 Women's Championship 2025 at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu, Bhutan, on Wednesday.
Artist Shaily Shrabonti has depicted women鈥檚 struggles and experiences in mythology and urban life in her solo exhibition titled 鈥楬awabibi in this City鈥� under way at Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka in Dhanmondi...
Bangladesh national women鈥檚 football team will play two friendly matches against Thailand on October 25 and 28, as part of their preparations for the 2026 AFC Women鈥檚 Asian Cup in Australia.
CYBER-BULLYING in campus politics has become an organised assault on democracy that universities can no longer afford to ignore. In the lead-up to the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union election on September 9 and the Jahangirnagar University Central Students鈥� Union election on September 11, female candidates face a torrent of online harassment designed to keep...
According to a recent study analysis, 81 per cent women cannot take up jobs outside home due to their pressure of household chores...
A patient died after jumping from the 9th floor of Sylhet Women鈥檚 Medical College Hospital early Monday...
Bangladesh returned to winning ways in the SAFF Under-17 Women鈥檚 Championship 2025, as they secured a 3-0 victory over Nepal at the Changlimithang Stadium in Bhutan on Sunday.
Rubya Haider, Nishita Akter, and Sumaiya Akter made the cut as the Bangladesh Cricket Board announced a 15-member squad for the forthcoming ICC Women鈥檚 Cricket World Cup on Saturday.
The Bengaluru stadium where 11 cricket fans died during celebrations in June will no longer host Women鈥檚 World Cup matches including the opening game, the sport鈥檚 governing body said on Friday.
Bangladesh conceded a 2-0 defeat to India in their second match of the SAFF Under-17 Women鈥檚 Championship 2025 at the Changlimithang Stadium in Bhutan on Friday.
Shathira Jakir Jesy is set to become the first female umpire from Bangladesh to officiate in a men鈥檚 game during the forthcoming T20I series between Bangladesh and the Netherlands. She鈥檚 also set to officiate in the upcoming Women鈥檚 World Cup...
Forward Alpi Akter scored a brace as Bangladesh began their SAFF U-17 Women鈥檚 Championship campaign with a 3-1 win over hosts Bhutan at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu on Wednesday.
Bangladesh Women鈥檚 Red team, led by Nigar Sultana Joty, suffered an unexpected loss to the Under-15 boys team by 87 runs in the ongoing Women鈥檚 Challenge Cup at the BKSP-3 in Savar on Wednesday.
Bangladesh will begin their title defence of the SAFF U-17 Women鈥檚 Championship 2025 as they face hosts Bhutan at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu today.
Women artists鈥� group Konna has organised its 10th group art exhibition titled 鈥楰ajol Rekha鈥檙 Deshe鈥�, painting Kajol Rekha, a women character in Maimansingha Gitika, and her struggle at Safiuddin Shilpalay at Dhanmondi in the capital Dhaka...
Nigar Sultana Joty, Marfua Akter, and Fahima Khatun shone as the Bangladesh Women鈥檚 Red team beat the Green team by 32 runs in the first match of the Women鈥檚 Challenge Cup at the BKSP-3 on Monday...