Pritilata Promiser: Maleeka Begum Publisher: Prothoma Prokashon Price: TK 170 prothoma.com prothom hello , Did you write that article in the sixties? Maleka Begum I don't remember exactly, but I think I wrote it after the independence of Bangladesh. prothom hello , Your book, a biography titled 'Pretilata Vaadear', was published in 2018. Your article […]
SEU organizes seminar on “Empowering Women: Role of Land Ownership”
Women empowerment: Participation in economic activities should increase
Snigdha Ali, Bangladesh Country Lead, Inclusive Financial Systems, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation moderated the event. She said bankers have more confidence in women who wear modern attire than those who wear the veil, but women's access to the outside world is still restricted. CRD Managing Director Mohammad Mokhlesur Rahman threw light on the research […]
Professor Tania Haq of the Department of Women and Gender Studies at Dhaka University observed that the development of women here is somewhat slow. The number of women beneficiaries is less and the quality of service is also not good. The issue of women development is now in a state of flux. He said the […]
Initially, a documentary on women and the activities of the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs was shown. “Joita” (victorious) is the symbolic name of a woman who overcomes all obstacles and reaches the pinnacle of success, that is, a struggling and indomitable woman. The government announced the award to Joyetas in five categories: women […]
Bangladesh is also not behind in the matter of discrimination against women. The Constitution of Bangladesh provides equal rights to men and women with two articles of the constitution even providing special laws that specifically benefit women. There are some laws in the country like reserved seats for women in Parliament and local government, widow […]
The report said the total number of female employees in the banking sector at the end of 2023 was 33,346, while the number of male employees was 170,350. This means 16.37 percent of bankers are women, a figure barely changed from 16.29 percent registered in 2022 and 16.03 percent in 2021. Despite no significant change […]
A woman's struggle with her disabled twin sons
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the World Bank (WB) to provide more loans at concessional rates to create more women entrepreneurs for their socio-economic advancement and implement climate-related projects. “You (WB) can give a special fund for the socio-economic development of women in Bangladesh. The special fund will accelerate the government's efforts to create […]
Rape allegation: The mystery needs to be solved
Nearly 31 percent of women in climate-sensitive areas have been victims of physical, mental, financial and sexual exploitation in the last year. However, due to lack of awareness about the different types of abuse they often fail to realize that they have been victims. As a result, despite many incidents of abuse, only 16 percent […]
Election Commission sources said letters have already been issued to independent MPs to take a decision on reserved seats for women. According to the law, information about alliance formation has to be given within 21 days of the publication of the gazette of the results of the general elections. During this period, if any independent […]
Their plan is to award 12 women accomplished in 12 different fields in 12 months. And he will be honored in a grand ceremony at the end of the year. In this sequence, two awards were given simultaneously on Sunday. Earlier, Shamsin Ahmed in ‘Development’, Tasfia Tasbeen in ‘Technology’, Nazli Hussain in ‘Architecture’, Sadia Jaffarin […]
Although the highest number of willing migrant workers went abroad in 2023, the number of female migrants decreased. An average of more than 100,000 migrants went abroad every month. More than 1.3 million migrants went abroad for jobs in 2023. Out of the total migrants, only 77,263 female migrants went abroad for work. Additionally, around […]