“I won against Pakistan but lost to poverty” said Kakat Heninchita. Few Bangladeshis have heard of this valiant freedom fighter, known to the villagers as Kakon Bibi. Carrying ammunition to the Mukti Bahini in a ‘kolar bhela’ this poor Khashya woman from Shunamganj helped blow up a bridge in 1971. She fought with the Mukti [...]

There are many women scientists in the world who are responsible for making discoveries and advances in a wide variety of areas — biology, medicine, chemistry, astronomy, mathematics, and research. From the dawn of civilization women and men worked together to make the future brighter. Why aren’t there more women in science in Bangladesh? Their [...]

Nowadays, it’s too hard to get any newspaper which is not carrying the news of young girls committing suicide. The DS on 04th, 2010 published

Mehazabien Chowdhury Height: 5’3” Horoscope: Aries Hometown: Chittagong Education: A’ level candidate Date of Birth: April 19, 1991 Eye Colour: Dark Brown Skin Tone: Fair Ambition: To have a successful career and a happy family

Women and beauty have always been correlated. In turn, when we think of beauty and beauticians in Bangladesh, one name comes profoundly to the mind — Kaniz Almas. The dynamic Almas is an

Three women from the district were honoured in Chuadanga for their contribution to society: Sufia Khatun Lata (for promoting self-employment), Sahida Khatun (for her role the field of literacy) and Rashida Hasnu Ara ( for women’s development). The women received crests and certificates. The honours coincided with celebrations of 100-years of International Women’s Day.

Speaker at a discussion yesterday called on the government include the labour of domestic helps in the labour law to ensure their rights to health and basic education.

Recipients of Ananya Top Ten Awards 2009 pose for a photograph with Foreign Minister Dipu Moni and other guests at the prize giving ceremony at Poet Sufia Kamal Auditorium of the National Museum in the city yesterday

I am Noorjehan Murshid and I come from Murshidabad. I was educated at the Victoria Institution in Calcutta and the Universities of Calcutta and Boston. My first job after my graduation from Calcutta was that of Headmistress of a Girls’ High School in Barisal. Before my M.A. results came out, I was appointed Superintendent of [...]

INTERNATIONAL CEDAW Day was observed on September 3. The Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) is the most important international instrument for protecting women’s human rights, and more than 185 countries of the world are signatories. Bangladesh signed this convention on November 6, 1984. But there are two articles [...]

Ben Beaumont speaks to Hasina from an island community in Bangladesh, where women are at the heart of the response to climate change.Ben Beaumont speaks to Hasina from an island community in Bangladesh, where women are at the heart of the response to climate change. “We had our own land, but the river washed it [...]

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 government has undertaken a programme to impart vocational training to 10,000 women in the country for their empowerment and ensuring their participation in development of national economy, reports UNB. “Besides, the government’s initiative to encourage knowledge-based industrial programmes is reflected in the proposed budget for the current fiscal,” Industries Minister Dilip Barua said this [...]

Distressed women, divorcees and young girls of the district are becoming self-reliant and making financial contributions to their families sewing handloom garments and marketing them. The women affairs department, social service department, youth development department and other government organisations, reputed NGOs like the RDRS, ASA, BRAC and dozens of local NGOs are playing vital role [...]

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 [...]