Women take the lead tackling climate change in Bangladesh
LONDON / DHAKA, Mar 15 2019 (IPS) – The stakes are high for women when faced…
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Gender gap in disaster risk management: Why it matters
Submitted by Caren Grown, co-authors: Cristina Otano Over the past decade, the practice of disaster…
Women extremely oppressed in Bangladesh: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Mar 8 (UNB) – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged…
Break the menstrual taboo
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Mar 8 2019 (IPS) – It is time to rise up…
Int’l Women’s Day needs to return to its radical roots
ACCRA/MONTEVIDEO, Mar 5 2019 (IPS) – The theme for International Women’s Day this year doesn’t resonate with us.…
The future women want: Free of violence
KAMPALA, Mar 6 2019 (IPS) – Bakera excelled in school. As a girl who grew up…
Women still struggle globally to find jobs: ILO
Dhaka, Mar 7 (UNB) – Women’s job opportunities have barely improved globally since the early…
New mothers suffer nerves, guilt as maternity leave ends
Many new mothers worldwide express anxiety and guilt about leaving their babies to return to…
UN accused of failing to move strongly against sexual abuse
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 27 2019 (IPS) – The United Nations, which prides itself with a “zero…
Survivors protest sexual, gender violence in India
NEW DELHI, Feb 26 2019 (IPS) – In an historic first, thousands of people participated in…
Shamima not a Bd citizen; no entry for her: Dhaka
Dhaka, Feb 20 (UNB) – The government of Bangladesh on Wednesday made it clear that…
Sexual violence surging in South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 19 2019 (IPS) – Women and girls continue to face the brunt of…
The hidden drama of domestic workers: Roma the movie
STOCKHOLM / ROME, Feb 18 2019 (IPS) – Roma, a 2018 Mexican film written and directed by…
Two under-5 Bd children die of Pneumonia every hour: Report
Dhaka, Feb 19 (UNB) – The burden of Pneumonia in Bangladesh is one of the…
Painful story of a Serbian dancer in Bahrain
karim.gfbtu@gmail.com via list.jca.apc.org Foreign circus artist, who claims she is a victim of unpaid wages,…
Bringing #MeToo to the Fashion Industry
UNITED NATIONS, Feb 15 2019 (IPS) – The global #MeToo movement has put a spotlight on…
Dismantling sexual health stigma in India
NEW DELHI, Feb 15 2019 (IPS) – Results from a survey with young and unmarried women…
Bd regulators block 1279 more pornographic websites
Dhaka, Feb 14 – The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Thursday blocked 1,279 more…
Shafat’s bail cancelled in Banani rape case
Dhaka, Feb 13 – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-7 of Dhaka on Wednesday…
2 MPs want probe why pregnant UNO made OSD
Dhaka, Feb 11 – Two ruling party MPs on Monday demanded departmental probe into why…
AL names 43 candidates for women’s reserved seats
Dhaka, Feb 11 – The ruling Awami League has submitted the list of its 43…
5-year-old girl ‘gang-raped’ by teenagers in Panchagarh
Panchagarh, Feb 11 (UNB) – A 13-year-old boy was detained on Monday following the alleged…
Life tax exemption for women with 4 or more kids in Hungary
Hungary, Feb 11 (AP/UNB) — Hungary’s government is greatly increasing financial aid and subsidies for…
Speech-impaired girl ‘raped’ in Satkhira
Satkhira, Feb 10 (UNB) – A speech-impaired girl was reportedly raped by the driver of…
Empowered women driving Bd’s dev journey: Envoy to Holland
Dhaka, Feb 8 (UNB) – Bangladesh Ambassador to the Netherlands Sheikh Mohammed Belal has said…
Apple releases update to prevent FaceTime eavesdropping
San Francisco, Feb 8 (AP/UNB) — Apple has released an iPhone update to fix a…
‘What hell feels like’ – Acid violence in Cambodia
Sitting on a thin mattress on the floor of their home in a Phnom Penh…
Female ASI ‘commits suicide’ in Bogra
Bogra, Feb 06 – A female assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of Dhunat Police Station reportedly poisoned…
Madrasah teacher arrested for alleged rape of student
Dhaka, Feb 7 – The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a Madrasa teacher for allegedly…
Truly global efforts must to abolish female genital mutation
NEW DELHI, Feb 6 2019 (IPS) – According to official data on the global prevalence of…