As a student of the Oriental Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Dhaka University, Najma Akhter was fascinated with Bengali women in their many moods, human relationships and nature as subjects.

The literacy rate of women in Bangladesh is 67.6 percent, said Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday.

The Election Commission yesterday declared five Awami League (AL)-nominated candidates elected uncontested to the reserved seats for women in the parliament.

Sacred Assailants, a women’s sports team of BRAC University, won 14-1 over the Galacticos yesterday at Baridhara DOHS basketball court.

Weavers of Ishwardi Benarashi Palli, one of the largest Benarashi producing areas, are passing busy days as the Eid-ul-Fitr is round the corner. They are working all day long to meet the growing demand for saris during the peak season.

Tanvir Ahmed, director of Platinum Suites, a sister concern of Sheltech, sign a deal with Fahad Alam Rad, director of Women’s World, at Banani in Dhaka recently. Members of both organisations will enjoy special discounts. Photo: Platinum Suites source: thedailystar.net

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A Panchagarh court on Sunday sentenced a man to life term rigorous imprisonment for killing his wife for dowry in 2009.

Women entrepreneurs yesterday called for simplifying the loan processing system as the existing procedure discourages them from borrowing from banks.

On July 21, Mira’s in Association with Strike Management will host a fashion extravaganza, The Annual International Fashion Show, debuts in Dhaka with special appearances by Summer Anne Ross (Miss Canada 2010), Sehr Mahmood (Miss Queen Of Elegance 2006), Evelina Jesse, Tara Lynn Cowin and Maja Lejic, who are seen on the international catwalks, as [...]

Abortion does not raise the risk of a woman suffering mental health problems, a major review by experts concludes.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all to help the government implement National Women Development Policy for the welfare of women.

Fazlul Haq Amini has just hurled humiliation at millions of Bengali women. He has, in unabashed manner and without batting an eyelid, made the dire prediction that if the government goes ahead with its policy on ensuring equal rights for women, there will be a deluge of illegitimate children all across the country.

The unemployed rural women in Rangpur district have set a rare example of becoming self-reliant by sewing readymade handloom garments.

Physically assaulted by village arbitrators, an 11-year-old girl is groaning in pain at Bhanga upazila hospital bed. Though the girl was a victim of harassment by two local youths at Ghaura village on September 11, the arbitrators accused her of sexually alluring one of the two and beat her severely. Following a case filed by [...]

To welcome and celebrate the ”Shubho Noboborsho”, Dhaka’s premier Indian restaurant Khazana is offering their guests a special ‘Opar Bangla Mahabhoj Thali’ for lunch and dinner.

The 12th Pran-Prothom Alo National Pickle Competition-2011 award giving ceremony was held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Friday.

Bring changes to the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) convention on preventing and combating trafficking in women and children for prostitution to expand the convention’s scope and definition.

A college student met a tragic death as an intercity train hit her while walking on the rail track at Joypurhat station yesterday.