Guttmacher Institute is looking for submissions on abortion
IPSRH is looking for submissions on topics that are related to abortion, such as national incidence, women’s experiences seeking and obtaining abortion or postabortion care, provision and safety of services, availability … Read More »
From the frying pan into Saudi Arabia
Protect our migrant workers, don’t just ban them from going. We all know why people go to foreign countries, especially Middle Eastern countries, for work. The prospect of a good wage, … Read More »
83pc women face abuse from public transport staff: study
Road safety group recommends formation of gender-responsible guideline for the sector Stating that 83 percent women face abuse from public transport staff on the streets, Road Safety Foundation yesterday called for … Read More »
Bagerhat MATS removes four staffers from campus over sexual harassment
In the face of students’ protest, principal says further action will be taken after investigation The authorities of Bagerhat Medical Assistants’ Training School (MATS) have removed four staffers from campus after students … Read More »
Time to change our anti-Hijra bias
You see them every day. Clad in sarees or some other cheap, gaudy outfits, walking in groups along busy thoroughfares, in less affluent neighbourhoods, and marketplaces. And you expect them to … Read More »
Demand for adding a new chapter on transgenders in textbooks
The government has recently given recognition to them, Aminul Islam said Transgender people, the most deprived group of people in the society, have demanded to add a chapter in textbooks about … Read More »
Three arrested over gang-rape of teen
Police arrested three youths on charge of raping a 16-year-old girl from a local arbitration organised by a union parishad chairman on Tuesday night in Patiya upazila of Chattogram. The incident … Read More »
Have we kept the promise of reproductive rights?
Twenty-five years ago, in 1994, representatives of 179 countries, along with civil society organisations and many other actors, came together in Cairo at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), … Read More »
Story of a sex worker, accepting the indelible past
Due to the extremely traumatic experience and frustration with her life, Lucky finally fled home at a tender age of 12, back in 2002. She was just in her late 20s, … Read More »
Women, newborns stay on floor as beds scanty
Many of the treatment seekers at Patuakhali General Hospital’s gynaecology department have to stay on the floor as the 36-bed ward is too inadequate to accommodate the rising number of patients. … Read More »