6 schoolgirls saved from child marriage

Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Anisur Rahman led the drives to rescue the teenaged girls from being married off Six schoolgirls including a fifth-grader have been saved from child marriage … Read More »

Reinforcing the value of screening for Hepatitis B during pregnancy

United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guideline update reaffirms that universal maternal testing and neonatal immunisation is effective against hepatitis B infection. Testing for hepatitis B virus (HBV) early in … Read More »

The Concept of Dominance in Sexual Violence

Recently, we have witnessed a spike in the incidents of rape and also an increased commentary on our perception of it. One of the recent op-eds, published in this daily, was … Read More »

Transgender People Facing Hatred All Over the World: Earl Miller

US Ambassador to Dhaka Earl R Miller yesterday said transgender communities around the world are facing violence and hatred, and their gender identity is rarely respected. Speaking at a book launch … Read More »

Tk 5 Sanitary Pads in the market this month

‘After taking the pricing and health issues into consideration, I decided to start commercial production of sanitary napkins’ Charity group Bidyanondo is set to launch their Bashanti brand of sanitary napkins … Read More »

Stalkers attempt to abduct schoolgirl from home

A schoolgirl and her family are in distress after her stalker along with two accomplices stormed their house in Jashore Sadar upazila and attempted to abduct her by force on Saturday … Read More »

Rape of Males. Its all about Patriarchy

We hear about women getting raped almost every day through newspapers, social media, and sometimes from our friends and family members. Sexual assault on women has become so pervasive that it … Read More »

Horror is all they can recount

110 women migrants return from Saudi Arabia When Dalia Amin left her Gendaria house in the capital for Saudi Arabia on July 10 last year, her eyes were on a better, … Read More »

The day a 13 year old’s life turned to a nightmare

The military denies almost all the allegations made by refugees during what it said was a legitimate counterterrorism operation that began on August 25, 2017 “I found her unconscious and naked, … Read More »

The word ‘Kumari’ meaning ‘Virgin’ to be removed from Marriage Registration Forms

The High Court ordered to remove the word ‘Kumari’ from marriage registration forms. The court further said that the word ‘unmarried’, ‘divorced’ or ‘widowed’ must be included for grooms. The order … Read More »