The Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD) 2026 in collaboration with United Nations Bangladesh and Local Consultative Group on Women Advancement and Gender Equality (LCG Wages) on 10 March 2026. The event, held at the British Council, brought together Dhaka University students, policy makers, academics and development […]
Anyone can come to us without any fear. Be it a minister, a general, or a governor – we take action. Today itself, we arrested a GDI (intelligence) officer and a police officer. We will send them to court. As the interview ended, Saiful Islam Khyber talked about a different side of his ministry – […]
This is not a debate between feminism and tradition. This is a discussion about fairness, productivity and national development. Bangladesh has already demonstrated how women transform the grassroots economy. The next chapter is to ensure that they lead with confidence at the highest levels of decision making – supported by family, institutions and policy. When […]
Barrister Mir Ahmed bin Qasem Arman, who himself was forcibly disappeared for eight years from August 2016 to August 2024 and later won a seat in Dhaka-14 as a Jamaat-e-Islami candidate, said enforced disappearance cases at the International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) should proceed without political interference. He said there should be “full disclosure” under the […]
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 destination of most female Bangladeshi workers is Saudi Arabia. Questions have been raised about the quality of training of our women workers there. Moreover, these workers are forced to return due to many other reasons including health complications, home sickness, low wages, working without pay, food habits, language barrier and physical, mental and sexual […]
She said this while addressing a gathering of women entrepreneurs and leaders of women’s organizations of the ruling Awami League (AL) at Gana Bhavan, her official residence in the capital city, after the inauguration of Joita Tower in the city’s Dhanmondi area. The Prime Minister recalled his own harrowing experience of being captured by the […]
It is a village named Goradighi in Haor region. Boats are the only means of transportation to and from that village during both rainy and dry seasons. There is no secondary school in the village which falls under Singapore union of Nikli upazila of Kishoreganj. If they want to continue studies after class five, the […]
