Women investors’ participation in BD share marker up
The country’s capital market is witnessing a surge of female investors, increasing their contributions to…
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Widower catches man having sex with dead wife in morgue
A grieving widower was shocked to find a male nurse having sex with his dead…
12,000 Rohingya children driven into BD a week: Unicef
Dhaka, Oct 20 – Violence in Myanmar is driving up to 12,000 Rohingya children into…
The Rohingya children robbed of their childhood
Dhaka, Oct 19 – A seven-year-old Rohingya girl Tahmina Akter was waiting for her parent…
Women pivotal to addressing hunger, malnutrition
New York, 13 Oct (IPS/Lakshmi Puri) — The 16th of October marks World Food Day,…
Violation of varsity girls at Banani case trial begins
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 of Dhaka on Monday began the trial…
Sharapova wins first title since 2015
Former world number one Maria Sharapova won her first title since May 2015, beating Aryna…
Motion Picture Academy expels movie mogul Harvey Weinstein
Los Angeles, Oct 15 (AP/UNB) — In a move virtually unprecedented, disgraced movie mogul Harvey…
Sex attacks make Rohingya children fearful in camps
Reuters Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh: Adjida kicked and screamed when the rough and dirty hands of…
Case on violation of varsity girl at Banani deferred
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 of Dhaka on Sunday again deferred…
Trump rolls back access to free birth control
Donald Trump’s government has issued a ruling that allows employers to opt out of providing…
Myanmar beauty queen ‘dethroned over Rohingya video’
A Burmese beauty queen has claimed she was stripped of her pageant title over a…
Women and girls: The hardest hit Rohingya refugees
By Paolo Lubrano Dhaka, Oct (IPS) – Of the nearly half a million Rohingya refugees…
Chess player banned by Iran over hijab joins US team
Tehran, Oct 3 (AP/UNB) — A young woman banned form the Iranian national chess team,…
2 women killed in knife attack at French train station
Marseille, Oct 1 (AP/UNB) — A man with a knife attacked people at the main…
US Drug Admin approves Lilly pill for breast cancer
Dhaka, Sep 29 (AP/UNB) – U.S. regulators have approved a new medicine for treating a…
‘Mona Lisa nude sketch’ found in France
A charcoal drawing housed in another art collection for more than 150 years may have…
IOM concerned at reports of sexual assaults on Rohingyas
Dhaka, Sept 28 – UN Migration Director General William Lacy Swing has said they are…
A Wife’s hillariously extra grocery list husband
Some people prefer to bring a detailed list when they go grocery shopping. Era Golwalkar’s…
Saudi ban on women driging to be lifted soon
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first…
Saudi Arabia to lift driving ban on women
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has issued a decree allowing women to drive for the first…
Canada denies Chelsea Manning entry
BY TERESA WELSH Chelsea Manning has been denied entry to Canada because she violated the…
Woman killed, two kids burnt in fire at Badda in capital
Dhaka, Sept 24 – A women burned to death and her two children sustained burn…
Gender and sex inequalities in water, sanitation, and hygiene
by Libbet Loughnan co-authors: Craig Kullmann Addressing gender and sex inequalities in WASH is not…
Heightened risks of adolescent pregnancy in Bangladesh
Dhaka – Adolescent mothers and their babies face increased health risks in Bangladesh, according to…
Magura schoolgirl raped, hospitalised
Magura, Sept 17 – A third-grade student was reportedly raped by a youth at Sajiara…
Unicef estimates 400000 Rohingya migrated to Bangladesh
United Nations Children’S Fund (UNICEF) today said their estimate suggests the number of Rohingya refugees…
Newly wed woman ‘commits suicide’ in Chandpur
Dhaka, Sep 14 -A young woman allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the rooftop of…
Singapore gets its first female President
An establishment stalwart was named Singapore’s first female president Wednesday but the milestone was overshadowed…
High zinc rice begins benefitting BD women – children
Dhaka – Bangladeshi women and children suffering from zinc deficiency have started benefitting from the…