Mongolia has appointed Nasreen Fatema Awal as its Honorary Consul for Bangladesh, a Foreign Ministry official said, reports bdnews24.com. Nasreen Fatema Awal is president of Women Entrepreneurs’ Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) and the only woman CIP (Commercially Important Person) in the country.

WITH the development of knowledge and science, superstition and narrowness is gradually declining. But the honour due to women is still not given. By virtue of their own brain, women are achieving their position in educational institutions, offices, the legal profession and other work-places. No doubt they achieved a great deal of advancement. It is [...]

The government for the very first time has awarded eight women for their achievement in the field of small and medium entrepreneurship. The awards are given in three categories: best woman entrepreneur, best innovative woman entrepreneur and best organisation administered by women. The award recipients are: Nilima Akther Chowdhury of Chittagong National Training Academy (1st [...]

PAKISTANI historian Ayesha Jalal is the director of South Asian and Indian Ocean Studies at Tufts University in the United States. Her latest book ‘Partisans of Allah: Jihad in South Asia has been published in India by Permanent Black. Along with her earlier book, ‘Self and Sovereignty: Individual and Community in South Asian Islam Since [...]

In order to facilitate increased participation in the economy by women entrepreneurs, Bangladesh Women Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BWCCI), in association with The Centre for International Private Enterprise (CIPE), formed a national committee for developing the first women’s national business agenda at a city hotel Saturday. The national committee is comprised of 35 members [...]

Emergency-ruled Bangladesh has raised a new female police intelligence unit as criminal activities by women were on the rise in the country, officials and reports said here on Saturday. The Daily Star newspaper said the authorities formed Special Women Police Contingent (SWPC) recently with a view to curb sex trade including forced prostitution, drug peddling, [...]

Nearly 500,000 people – mostly women – can put more food on the table, educate their children, and even save enough to lease or buy agricultural land, thanks to an innovative livestock project in Bangladesh. About half the country’s population, roughly 65 million people, live below the poverty line. Poverty is more common in rural [...]