Women leaders Saturday called for a global movement for freeing detained Myanmar democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi. “Suu Kyi is not only a political leader, but also a symbol of democracy. National development in Myanmar will not be possible by keeping her in captivity,” they said. The leaders were addressing a press conference on [...]

Final phase of Arlin Developer 31st National Women Chess

Women grassroots leaders have not been able to play their due roles in upazila parishad for over a year as polls to around 1,600 reserve seats for women have not been held.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed government officials to work for the betterment of the people, keeping themselves ‘above’ their varying beliefs and views.

Women grassroots leaders have not been able to play their due roles in upazila parishad for over a year as polls to around 1,600 reserve seats for women have not been held.

When women tried to join the bench on Egypt’s top administrative court, the uproar from its judges was fierce. Women are too emotional, they insisted and who will take care of the family if the mother is busy with the arduous tasks of the courtroom?

A parliamentary sub-committee was formed yesterday to collect information and write a complete history of women’s contribution to the Liberation War.

Dhaka, Apr 11  A Dhaka court on Sunday sent to jail Afroza Abbas, wife of the BNP leader Mirza Abbas, in relation to two tax cases for which she had been convicted for 16 years. UPDATED

A woman councillor of Chittagong City Corporation yesterday filed a defamation case against Mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury here on charge of misbehaving with her at a meeting on Tuesday.

Women should be given due opportunity to go forward and the recognition for their deeds has a positive impact on social progress as well as advancement.

Women become more vulnerable when a community faces the negative impacts of climate change, said speakers at a dialogue yesterday.

The present government will not stop any pro-people project and programme, which were initiated during the last BNP-led four-party alliance government.

Dhaka, April 04 Prime minister Sheikh Hasina urged Khaleda Zia to sue Fakhruddin Ahmed and Moeen U Ahmed for their alleged misdeeds committed during the tenure of the military-controlled interim government. Hasina made appeal to the opposition leader during her unscheduled speech in parliament on Sunday after the BNP had staged a walkout led by [...]

Speaker offers talks with opposition to settle dispute Staff Correspondent Speaker Abdul Hamid will mediate talks between the chief whips to resolve the row over letters assigning the ruling Awami League lawmakers from women’s quota to oversee development activities in the opposition constituencies. He came up with the proposal following a heated debate over the [...]

It is only woes without empowerment. Md. Asadullah Khan