Bangladeshi women's Magazine

119 Acid, 419 Rape Victims in last 10 months

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:23:00 PST

Speakers at a workshop here yesterday said 119 women fell victim of acid violence and 419 were raped during the last 10 months across the country. They said violence against women had risen due to lack of proper initiative against this vice and also awareness among the people in the country. Human Rights Organisation ‘Odhikar’ and the [...]

Exploring gender bias in the Bangladeshi media

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:19:38 PST

“one is really surprised by the presence of atypical and non-traditional women in dramas and ads and the print media. I will argue towards the end of the book that it can be said about the print and electronic media that when the image of the woman is concerned they are integral and flowing together [...]

Higher education, equal participation in economy and politics a must for Asian women

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:18:12 PST

Higher education and equal participation in economic and political activities are essential for Asian women to get past the class and gender barriers, speakers yesterday said. They called for vigorous efforts on the part of governments and international organisations to pave the way for women to access the opportunities. They were speaking at the inaugural of an [...]

Making a difference in South Asia

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:15:24 PST

WHEN I first heard of the Asian University for Women, I immediately identified with its mission and dream. I had seen too many bright young women in Phnom Penh complain about the low quality of their education, and seen too many girls in rural areas drop out of high school because they didn’t see opportunities [...]

Int’l symposium on women’s rights Oct 2008

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:14:20 PST

Asian University for Women (AUW) will host a two-day international symposium on ‘Overcoming history: Rethinking rights and opportunities for women in Asia’ on October 17 in Dhaka, says a press release. Co-sponsored by John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation, the symposium is part of the university’s inaugural event that will culminate with a programme on [...]

Asian women look to Chittagong for lighthouse.

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:10:29 PST

“I want to be a prime minister. I came to this university because its vision is to prepare world leaders and one day I hope to be the prime minister of my country.” One Endear, a 20-year Cambodian girl who has enrolled in the Asian University for Women (AUW), said these words confidently yesterday as she [...]

Women Security Guard!

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:09:01 PST

Latifa Begum looked confident with a seemingly ever-lasting smile on her face when she was frisking well-dressed and beauty-conscious women with an intelligent electronic device at the entrance to a plush beauty salon in the capital. The invariant smile bears the testimony to the professionalism of the 32-year-old security guard who was abandoned by her husband [...]

1.6m children under five die every year for want of clean water

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:05:42 PST

Every year, 1.6 million children under the age of five die lacking access to clean water while 110,000 children of the same age bracket fade out in Bangladesh from water borne diseases, reports BSS. According to official health statistics, 65 million under-five children are affected by water-borne diseases because of lack of sanitation. The UN sources said, [...]

How Bangladesh will feed 280 million people in 2051?

admin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:05:07 PST

Bangladesh is already the most densely populated country in the world with its total area of 55,598 square miles (143,999 kilometres). In this small landmass of 55,598 square miles its population is now about 150 million people. In 1971, only 75 million people lived in the same landmass. The population has doubled in the last [...]

Women’s Handball Competition begins Nov 8

admin — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 23:47:39 PST

The 12th Delta Life Women’s Handball Competition, organised by Bangladesh Handball Federation, will begin on November 8 in the city, reports UNB. The teams, yet to register their names with the Federation, have been asked to do so by November 5 paying an entry fee of Tk 500.