Politics of focus: Understanding how Roe v Wade was overturned
Despite the continuously eventful world of US politics keeping much of the world enraptured like soap opera audiences, this overturning was not expected. US politics suffered a seismic shock on June … Read More »
US Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade
26 States Are Certain or Likely to Ban Abortion Anti-abortion ideologues on the US Supreme Court just explicitly overturned Roe v. Wade. The decision will have enormous consequences for pregnant people across … Read More »
Overturning of Roe v Wade abortion law a ‘huge blow to women’s human rights’ warns Bachelet
Friday’s decision by the US Supreme Court which overturns the 50-year-old Roe v Wade judgement guaranteeing access to abortion across the United States, was described by the UN human rights chief … Read More »
SNBD Young Researchers of 2022 announced
Two young researchers have been selected as winners of Share-Net Bangladesh’s (SNBD) young researcher fellowship grant. The winners will receive a grant of BDT 2,00,000 each for their research. Taspia Mohammed … Read More »
8th SRHR Knowledge Fair 2023
All Presentations Knowledge Fair 2023: Concept Note (Click Here) Conference Narrative: Situation of SRHR and Education in Bangladesh (Click Here) Women of the Future: SRHR for Adolescent Girls (Click Here) HopeBox: Right SRHR Choices … Read More »
Sexual abuse faced by 30% women domestic workers
‘Poor, helpless and voiceless; people like us have to keep tolerating. Where will we look for justice? Money is needed for justice. If you don’t have money, then you have to … Read More »
Narsingdi Station Incident: Woman who initiated attack on girl detained
Rab detained Shila Akhter alias Saima, who allegedly initiated the scuffle and assaulted a woman at Narsingdi Railway Station recently over her clothes. A team of Rab-11 detained her from Shibpur … Read More »
Monkeypox: Doctors concerned over impact on sexual health
Monkeypox could have a “massive impact” on access to sexual health services, doctors have warned. Staff at clinics are already having to isolate if they have come into contact with anyone … Read More »
2 sent to jail for raping woman, drugging her in-laws
A Rangpur court yesterday sent two men to jail on charges of raping a woman in front of her husband and drugging her in-laws in Rangpur’s Badarganj upazila. The accused — … Read More »
Bangladeshi woman gang-raped in India repatriated
An Indian court has sentenced seven Bangladeshis to life in prison for raping the young woman in Bengaluru last year India has handed over to Bangladesh a woman who was gang-raped … Read More »