Monsur Ahmed Chowdhury, trustee of Impact Foundation Bangladesh, said there should be political commitment to the development of people with disabilities. A national overview committee for the development of persons with disabilities was formed in 2008. The committee remained active until 2016. He said, “Why is there no trace of that committee now? Any person […]
Four people, including a woman and her son, were killed and another injured in separate lightning strikes in Narsingdi on Saturday. The incident occurred at around 10:00 am in Alokbali village of Sadar upazila and Hajipur area of Shahrtali. The deceased were identified as Sharifa Begum, 50, wife of Kamal Mia; his son Iqbal Hussain, […]
Well, he isn't. In fact, there are instances in which Mrs. Bennet calls other girls ordinary. Mary Bennet, the middle Miss Bennet, is also described as plain. Charlotte is not the only obvious example of being “just fine”, but she is the example that is most prevalent besides Mary Bennet. Charlotte was not created as […]
“Large numbers of women and children in Palestine are currently deprived of essential medical and health services. They are fighting for survival every day,” she said. Sheikh Hasina called for a more effective role from the United Nations and other international organizations in ensuring essential health services for all in Palestine, where people are fighting […]
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