Incidents of girls being stalked and attacked by men are still occurring. In a recent incident, a girl from class X was allegedly hacked by a stalker in Jhautala area of … Read More »

Female labourers at a brick field in Lalmonirhat does the same amount of work for the same amount of time as male workers at the field, but they get half of … Read More »

Khursheda Begul Khushi was only 16 when she had to drop out of school to get married. Her husband was a trader who couldn’t bear the expenses of the household and … Read More »

According to Prof Dr Sabera Khatun, Chairman, Gynecological Oncology Department, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), if three methods- vaccination at the age of 9-14, public awareness and screening for the … Read More »

Share-Net Bangladesh organised a roundtable meeting at The Daily Star office where stakeholders, researchers and practitioners came together for exchange and discussion of their projects, learnings, challenges and overcoming those challenges. … Read More »

A group of girls from class VIII to X in the remote area of Char Sindurna on the Teesta in Hatibandha upazila, called Teesta Shishu Dal have been going from door … Read More »

Being a labour intensive country, labours from Bangladesh go to different parts of the world like Malaysia, Qatar and Saudi Arabia to work for better pay. However, on December 10, at … Read More »

The garments sector has a huge contribution to Bangladesh’s economy. According to BGMEA data, 80% of RMG workers are females. Under a project piloted by SNV Netherlands Development Organisation, the health sector … Read More »

‘Image PLUS’ organised a national event on December 11, 2018, focussing on ‘Early Married Girls’ in the capital’s Spectra Convention Hall as part of the ‘16 days of activism’ campaign. ‘Image … Read More »

December 9 is observed as Begum Rokeya Day in honour of Rokeya Shakhawat Hossain, one of the first female figures in Bengal who fought for women’s rights. This year marks Begum … Read More »