Rights bodies concerned at rising rape incidents
Dhaka – Expressing deep concern over the rising incidents of rape in the country, different…
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Indian court jails spiritual guru for life in rape case
New Delhi(AP/UNB) — An Indian court on Wednesday found a high-profile spiritual guru guilty of…
PM Hasina to receive Global Women’s Leadership Award
Dhaka- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be awarded with the prestigious Global Women’s Leadership Award…
What about men?
Dhaka-Over time, our society has become more aware of discrimination in the workplace.
Transport workers remanded on sexual harassment charge
Dhaka, April 24 – A court here on Tuesday granted three-day remands of each of…
India prescribes death penalty for child rape
India’s government on Saturday prescribed the death penalty for people convicted of raping children under…
Former US First Lady Barbara Bush dies at 92
Barbara Bush, the former US first lady and literacy campaigner, has died at the age…
Make women empowerment cornerstone of society: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday underlined the need for building a future where world…
NYT and New Yorker win joint Pulitzer for Weinstein exposé
The New York Times and New Yorker magazine have won a joint Pulitzer Prize for…
Trump ‘morally unfit to be president': Ex-FBI chief Comey
Former FBI director James Comey has said Donald Trump is “morally unfit to be president”,…
Integration of women migrants needs more attention
Non-EU women immigrants make up about six percent of the prime-age population (25-54 years old)…
HC in BD bans two-finger test of rape victims
The High Court (HC) today banned the use of ‘two-finger’ test during physical examinations of…
Prejudice on play after rape-murder of Muslim child in India
A heated scene outside a courthouse in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state unfolded yesterday, as…
Garment worker rape on running bus: Accused on remand
Dhaka, April 10 – The Chief Judicial Magistrate Court of Dhaka Tuesday granted a three-day…
Rape accused killed in Jashore ‘gunfight with Rab’
Jashore, Apr 9– An accused in a case filed for violating an eight-year-old girl was…
Women’s recruitment through civil service exams on decline
Dhaka, Apr 8 – The rate of women recruitment through the BCS examination has declined…
Ananya honours 10 women
Nazia Jabin has long been working for the education of visually impaired children through this…
Teenagers in love found bound slain in old mine well
They were teenagers in love, bonding after overcoming personal struggles and dreaming of a family…
Tearful Malala visits her Pak hometown
Mingora, Mar 31 (AP/UNB) — Pakistan’s Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Saturday arrived…
Nightclub gunman’s widow sobs as jury finds her not guilty
Miami, Mar 31 (AP/UNB) – The widow of the gunman who slaughtered 49 people at…
Two lovers commit suicide together under train
Two teenage ‘lovers’ from an indigenous community allegedly committed suicide jumping before a running train…
2 women ‘raped’ in Savar after marriage offer
Savar (Dhaka), Mar 29 – In separate incidents, two women, including a garment worker, have…
Women’s Economic Inclusion: Legal barriers still widespread
Washington, March 29 – Governments in 65 economies took steps to improve women’s economic inclusion,…
Changing the laws that keep women out of work
Kristalina Georgieva We all celebrate the progress that women are making in the world and…
Rana Plaza owner’s mother sentenced in graft case
Dhaka, March 29 – A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced Savar’s Sohel Rana’s mother Morzina…
Marvina – Pakistan’s first transgender anchor
A Pakistani news channel has hired the country’s first transgender TV newsreader, reports the BBC.…
Sexual abuse ahere UN chief has No jurisdiction to act
By Thalif Deen UN, Mar 26 (IPS) – As sexual harassment charges in the UN…
RU Students demand the punishment of eve-teaser
Rajshahi, March 26 – A student of Rajshahi University (RU) was detained over the allegation…
Pilot Abid’s wife Afsana passes away
Dhaka, March 23 – Afsana Khanom, wife of pilot Abid Sultan who died in the…
Japan moves to end child marriage
Heather Barr Bill Would Make 18 Minimum Marriage Age for Women and Men In the…