South Asian popular culture focus of int’l confce
Birmingham – More than 30 distinguished academics from around the world are heading to Birmingham…
Browsing: Femina
Tale of a successful female fish cultivator
Dhaka – Fatema Begum of Amtali upazila in Barguna district stands as an example of…
New York Governor signs Anti-Child Marriage Law
New York – New York State has taken an important step toward ending child marriage,…
Detective police sued in Barguna for woman repression
Dhaka, June 20 – A case has been filed against Sub-inspector Abu Zafar of district…
Men commiting femicide lose rights over their children
By Daniel Gutman Buenos Aires, Jun 16 (IPS) – In January 2008, Rosana Galliano was…
Banani private varsity girl rape: Hearing on July 9
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 on Monday took cognizance of the…
Banani rape: Court accepts charges against all accused
Dhaka – A court here on Monday took cognisance of charges against all the five…
Teacher’s tape on mouth makes chinese schoolgirl suffocate to death
A nursery school girl was suffocated to death by her teacher, who taped her mouth…
SAFEST organisation celebrates Mother’s Day
Queens, NY, SAFEST- South Asian Fund for Education, Scholarships and Training- organized the “Mother’s Day…
Women Deliver 2019 Global conference in Vancouver
Ottawa, Canada, 13 June – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada is proud to…
Banani girl rape case hearing on June 19
Dhaka – The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2 of Dhaka on Monday fixed June…
Operation ends at suspected ‘militant den': 10 held
Dhaka, Jun 13 – Law enforcers on Monday night ended an anti-militant drive codenamed ‘Operation…
When women have land rights, the tide begins to turn
By Manipadma Jena New Delhi, June 12 (IPS) – In Meghalaya, India’s northeastern biodiversity hotspot,…
Protecting children on the move in Bangladesh
When Cyclone Mora struck southwest Bangladesh at the end of May, the storm had a…
Banani rape case shifted to tribunal
Dhaka, Jun 11 – The case filed over the much-talked-about rape of two private university…
ACC sues Mahmudur Rahman’s wife Feroza
Dhaka -The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed a case against Feroza Mahmud, wife of…
Family planning carnival Bangladesh 2017
Rafiqul Alam Khan In the early 70s’ birth per women constituted above 7 percent in…
UNFPA seeks fund to support Cyclone Mora hit women, newborns
Bangladesh –The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Bangladesh is seeking1.5 million USD to scale up…
“Shocking” reality of child marriage in the US
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage UN, Jun 8 (IPS) – While stories of child marriage are commonly…
UK media: May has no intention of resigning
London – The Latest on Britain’s parliamentary election (all times local): – AP/UNB
Chargesheet against 5 in Banani rape case
Dhaka – Police on Thursday submitted the charge sheet against five persons including Ahmed Shafat…
UNFPA Dhaka for fund to serve cyclone-hit women and newborns
Dhaka – The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Wednesday sought for 1.5 million USD…
37 female activists of Jamaat held in Jessore
Dhaka, June 5 – Police in a drive detained 37 female activists of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami,…
Ariana Grande in Manchester to honour victims with benefit
Manchester, Jun 5 (AP/UNB) — Ariana Grande paid tribute to the city of Manchester, England,…
Oishee’s death reference appeal verdict Monday
Dhaka, June 04 – The High Court set Monday to deliver its verdict on the…
Youth sued for violating schoolgirl; rapist held in Magura
Magura, June 04 – A case was filed against a young man for raping a…
Ariana Grande visits fans injured in Manchester attack
US singer Ariana Grande has visited fans injured in last month’s terror attack at her…
House torched after killing woman, daughter in Bhola
Dhaka, June 3 – A woman was slaughtered while her nine-month-old daughter was burnt to…
African Commission on HR tackles sexual orientation
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights has taken on issues of sexual orientation…
2 people stabbed to death after confronting a man shouting ‘hate speech’ at Muslim women on train
Dhaka – Two people were stabbed to death on a light-rail train in Portland, Oregon,…