The Bangladesh Women in Technology (BWIT) yesterday hailed the government for announcing a number of initiatives for the development of women and technology in its budget for the next fiscal year.

Noted broadcast journalist Rokeya Haider has been appointed the chief of Bangla language department of the Voice of America (VOA), being the first woman to have joined the role at the radio station since 1958.

Karmojibi Nari yesterday urged the government to keep allocations for a 100-day employment scheme for farm workers in the budget for fiscal 2011-12.

With knowledge on crafting beautiful handicraft items, Yeasmin Morshed Chowdhury was still unable to start her own venture in the early nineties due to inadequate finance. However, nothing would prove to hold her back.

To get empirical evidence of the improved social status of women in Bangladesh, one only has to compare today’s situation with that of 25 years ago.

A group of women at Chalitabunia village in Patuakhali Sadar upazila repaired a 300-metre-long earthen road through daylong voluntary service yesterday.

Midas Financing disbursed Tk 45 lakh on Sunday to some women businesspersons at a low interest rate in Jessore under its new initiatives.

When an entrepreneur is starting a new business, she needs good funding. There are bank loans, micro loans, business grants, savings accounts and all sorts of other types of business funding. Many banks and financial institutions offer small business loans specifically for women. But you should know which loan is right for you.

Handloom sewing has brought solvency to many poor and physically challenged young girls in northern region due to some practicable plans. This has been possible because they have chosen handloom sewing as a profession in the recent years. Officials, experts and the beneficiary women said that the fast expanding sewing had been proved to be [...]

Mothers always put family and children first. Often, they do not give priority to their health and the health issue of women are frequently overlooked. But improving mothers’ health, preventing unnecessary maternal deaths would ultimately help in both way for mothers as well as their babies. On

“Fashion is a mask, and style is the visage behind.” — Tagore [Shesh-er Kobita]

Two girls residing at Government Children’s Home (orphanage) at Manikganj have started their new life as housewives, thanks to the initiative of the authorities.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged all to help the government implement the women development policy for the welfare of the country’s women.

‘Child and Women’ is become an often victims of harassment that result in permanent physical and psychological damage and profoundly alter the course of a girl’s life. The harassment manifests itself in different ways, ranging from verbal abuse and sexual innuendo to abduction, acid-throwing and rape.

State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury yesterday said all would have to work unitedly for implementation of National Women Development Policy 2011 for the development and empowerment of women.