The Alliance for Women Workers Rights (AWWR), a new organization to promote equal rights of women, was launched through a function Sunday held at the National Press Club.
The state minister for Labour and Employment Begum Munnujan Sufian formally launched the Alliance as chief guest.
She said “we have to work together to establish 50 per cent [...]

Women, a dominating labour force, are missing out on healthcare, sanitation, child day-care and maternity provisions in Special Economic Zones (SEZs), said leading women entrepreneurs and rights activists yesterday.
Women take up 65 percent of the labour force in SEZs.
They were speaking at a roundtable on “Gender in SEZs” organised by Bangladesh Investment Climate Fund (BICF) [...]

A “National Dialogue on the Rights of Women with Disabilities” was held at the Dhaka Press Club VIP Lounge in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 20 August 2009 between 10.00 am to 01.00 pm. The conference was well attended, with over 120 participants, from a wide range of  backgrounds— individuals living with disabilities and their families, political [...]

HAHABAZPUR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Shefali Begun goes to bed many nights hungry because there is nothing left after feeding her four children and husband.
But the frail mother, one of millions of poor Bangladeshi women who toil from dawn to dusk, is not complaining.
“We are a poor family. I am used to it,” said the 40-year-old [...]

By Azmal Hosen Mamun
Shahnaz is a 14 year old girl with a speech and hearing impairment who lives in the Gomonondi UP of Chittagong District. When she was very young, her mother took her to see a village doctor and then to a herbal doctor, but neither of them were able to remedy her situation. [...]

A recent report by IRIN (Integrated Regional Information Networks) highlighted an issue that has been neglected by the media for some time now — acid attacks and the failure of the authorities to control it at the source. Although the number of cases of acid attacks have gone down considerably (According to ASF, there were [...]

Islam has granted woman full rights as may be necessary to build a happy and peaceful life. But he woman of Bangladesh is often subjected to injustice in their family lives and in the society although Islam gives them equal status of a man- (Ref: Verse No.3/191). It has been observed that they cannot take [...]

I never wanted to look into a mirror again”….. “Why do people think it is my fault?”….. “The pain was unbearable and I wanted to die” ….. “I am afraid to go home because the person who did this to me is still roaming free.”…. ” I am only 15 and I want to go [...]

For over a decade, the terms ‘women’s empowerment’ and ‘gender development’ have been widely brandished. Government ministries and commissions in the South Asia region proclaim the urgency for women’s development, academic institutions boast of gender units, policy makers voice concerns about the “feminine face” of poverty, trainers master lessons on gender sensitivity and smart kits [...]

The violent protests against certain provisions of giving women equal rights, incorporated in the National Women Development Policy (NWDP), that some Islamic groups resorted to recently, prompted the government to form a review committee to examine the issue in detail. The committee has recommended that six of the provisions be expunged from the NWDP as [...]

Munni, the elder daughter of Halima is pregnant. Halima is worried because Munni’s delivery date is nearing. This is for the third time that Munni is becoming a mother.
But her last two children were alive for a few days only after their birth.
Both the children died of the same disease, tetanus. Because the children were [...]

A Woman’s Worth
Fahmida Khatun pushes for the need to stop paying lip service and start making gender equality a reality in Bangladesh

Noor Alam/ Driknews

Being a woman in Bangladesh means a neglected and discriminated existence — an existence that strives for equality, power, and recognition in a male dominated institution relating to family, society, and the [...]

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced her government’s commitment to revoke discriminatory laws against women, reports bdnews24.com.
She called upon women and men to work together for establishing the rights of womenfolk.
The Prime Minister made the comment while speaking at a rally to mark “International Women’s Day-2009″ organised by Women and Children Affairs Ministry at Osmani Memorial [...]

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 [...]