Pregnant women with gum disease and high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) — a marker of inflammation in the body — are at increased risk of developing preeclampsia, a potentially serious complication involving high blood pressure that often leads to premature delivery. “Maternal periodontal (gum) disease clearly contributes to an increased risk of preeclampsia,” lead [...]

Women lawmakers yesterday vowed to work towards ensuring women’s empowerment and to be vocal on women’s rights issues in parliament. At a reception ceremony organised by Manusher Jonno Foundation, the women MPs who are elected for the first time shared their experiences, struggle, electioneering and their priorities. “I will work for the development of the [...]

Muslim women around the world are facing a “growing crisis” as Islamic governments fail to honour commitments to end inequality and violence against them, a senior UN official has warned. Yakin Erturk, the UN’s rapporteur on violence against women, said at a weekend conference that women must demand their governments carry out pledges to grant [...]

Milon Char is an island in the turbulent Gomani River in mid-west Bangladesh – an inhospitable area, which until recently was uninhabited. But for the neglected people at the margins of Bangladeshi society, it provides an opportunity to own land and build a future. With the help of an organisation called Samata, thousands of poor [...]

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) leaders urged the government to implement the Women Development Policy of 1997 as soon as possible to ensure gender equality politically, socially and economically for establishing the rule of law in the society.A 10member delegation lead by BMP President Ayesha Khanam and General Secretary Maleka Banu made the appeal after placing [...]

Micro-credit makes women of Monipuri community self-dependent Monipuri is the name of an ethnic community and it belongs to a patrilineal society. This community is usually found in many thanas of Moulavibazar district. The main occupation of the members of the community is agriculture, especially vegetable production and weaving. But weaving is totally domestic oriented. [...]

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina Thursday said that her government was playing a leading role for ensuring empowerment and rights of women.  She made this remark when the Ambassador of Netherlands in Bangladesh Berendina Maria paid a courtesy call on Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister’s Office.

WOMEN in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have continued to remain marginalised from formal peace negotiations and mainstream political processes to resolve the Kashmir conflict. But many of them decided to choose the democratic electoral process to reach the high table and help bring about development. These women contested the 2008 J&K Assembly elections from different [...]

Rabiya Khatun Talukder, a former president of Bangladesh Women Sports Federation (BWSF) and national sports award winner, died of old age complications at Multi Care Hospital in the city Saturday at the age of 83, reports BSS. Rabiya , also a sports organiser, is survived by her only daughter, grand children, relations, well-wishers and a [...]

Women leaders called upon the government to formulate a gender-sensitive health policy and allocate funds in budget’s health sector for women for establishing their right to health. A delegation of Bangladesh Mahila Parishad placed the demand when they called on Health and Family Welfare Minister AFM Ruhul Haque at the ministry Thursday. The minister informed [...]

Touring Pakistan set their final with Sri Lanka when they earned an emphatic nine-wicket win over Bangladesh in the last league match of the Grameenphone Women’s Tri-Nation Cricket Series at Shahid Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium in Khulna Saturday. The final will be held on February 17 at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at Mirpur. On Friday, [...]

A Victim Support Centre (VSC) has been established in the city to provide all kinds of legal support to women and children who are victims of repression or harassment. Bangladesh Police and 10 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have partnered in establishing the specialised centre in Tejgaon thana compound with assistance from the donor-aided Police Reform Programme [...]

About 15000 poor women of Faridpur district have achieved economic self-reliance by gardening of furits and vegetables around their homesteads during the last few years. Before taking up the gardening, at least half of them were living in abject poverty in their respective villages. Officials of the Agriculture Extension Department said that the department has [...]