THERE is no way to disagree with the need for technology. In several instances, the need for technology have been discussed but so far progress is not at all appreciable. NSAPR II, in its supporting strategy-V on enhancing productivity and efficiency through science and technology mentioned that the country will be made a poverty-free and [...]

Indian elections have always thrown up its share of curiosities. Take one that emerged in the searing summer of 1991, as the country prepared to face a general election. A certain Suman Lata constituted the Akhil Bharatiya Mahila Dal and promoted it as India’s “first and only women’s party”. She, rather courageously, expressed her intention [...]

Salma Rafique, noted sports organiser and former member of Bangladesh Women Sports Federation (BWSF), and executive editor of monthly Krira Jagat, died of cancer in the city Saturday morning, reports BSS. She was 57, a BWSF press release said. Salma Rafique left behind her only daughter and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn [...]

Officials of cooperative bank have been urged to undertake fresh projects on food and social security, employment generation and women empowerment to help propel Bangladesh into a higher-growth pathway by 2021 as pledged by the Prime Minister.
State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Jahangir Kabir Nanak made the appeal while addressing the 32nd annual general meeting [...]

BRAC Bank Limited and Persona Institute of Beauty and Lifestyle jointly organised a workshop on ‘Beauty Solutions and Marketing Skills Development for Beauty Parlours’ in the city recently, said a press release. BRAC Bank Deputy Managing Director Syed Mahbubur Rahman inaugurated the workshop as the chief guest. Also present in the inaugural ceremony of the [...]

It’s a seasonal phenomenon, and all of us are falling prey to its wrath everyday. You guessed it; it’s the summer! As the Baishakh month rolls in with festivities, it also brings in the sweltering heat. Now all of us should be prepared if we want to stay well and healthy. First of all, girls, [...]

Oppression of women is as old as the human civilisation. History only narrates and highlights the bravado of kings and warriors, carefully sidelining the contributions of women and the inspiration they provided.
Featuring the triumphs of eight historic and contemporary women, Yukta, an organisation of recitors, arranged a programme at the British Council Auditorium (on Fuller [...]

Women entrepreneurs of the country have hailed the budget for the fiscal year 2009-10 placed in the parliament Thursday for providing adequate incentives for the development of ‘women friendly business environment’.
Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce & Industry (BWCCI) representative body of the women entrepreneurs in a press release welcomed the government move to allocate 15 [...]

Fashion a word that is often used to theorize a society’s most talked about generation. Forgotten are the days of socialist revolutionary heat pumping through the veins of the young and the restless or the poetic drive of Rabindranath that used to define this generation. Kids nowadays are more into the whole cell phone/straight-hair poodle [...]

The health indicators show that women are in disadvantageous position compared to men in terms of health and nutrition. While facilities are limited for everyone in general, women’s access to such facilities is even more limited. Women’s role as wife and mother is glorified, and girls are married off at an [...]

Empowerment of women is a process through which women in general and poor women in particular get the opportunity to join the workforce, contribute to family income, and have a place in family as well as social affairs. In the past women were segregated from out-of-home productive work. They were kept within the four walls. [...]

How do you judge the progress of a society? This query raises another question: what is the status of women within the society?
Treatment of women mirrors a society. It implies that the yardstick of judging a society is to measure as to what extent women enjoy rights as equal as men in all spheres of [...]

A recent report by IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Networks) highlighted an issue that has been neglected by the media for some time now — acid attacks and the failure of the authorities to control it at the source. Although the number of cases of acid attacks have gone down considerably (According to ASF, there were [...]

Finance Minister AMA Muhith at his budget speech yesterday said the government would initiate positive steps to ensure gender equity across the economy.
“We want to bring women in the mainstream of economic development and good governance,” said the finance minister.
“For the first time I am presenting a separate statement before the parliament regarding the allocations [...]

Every now and then the print and electronic media cover horrifying news of sex-related crimes that are going on unabated in our society and the country as a whole. They (the occurrences of deplorable sex crimes) give us enough food for thought and at the same time raise the question as to what kind of [...]

Industries minister Dilip Barua said the government will take necessary steps for capacity building of women entrepreneurs.
“Steps will be taken to offer women entrepreneurs plots in Special Economic Zones and in BSCIC areas,” he assured.
The minister said that the long-standing demand for modernising the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) will also be met [...]

Notwithstanding a change in social attitudes towards women’s employment, and involvement in the community and public life during the last decade, social curses like dowry, rape and violence have not declined. In the marriage market, monetary and asset transaction still exist at all levels, indicating the commodity status of a girl, [...]

Azmal Hosen Mamun
According to the World Health Organization (WTO), there are 7.5 million women with disabilities in Bangladesh. They often face great difficulty in accessing education, vocational training, employment and income-generating opportunities on an equal basis with others in our community. This is because of the discrimination they face on the basis of being women, [...]