Top US judges signal support for abortion limits
The US Supreme Court appears poised to accept a Mississippi law that would bar abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, even in cases of rape or incest. In the hearing into … Read More »
Study in France reveals: Complications in pregnancy and birth increase with COVID-19
Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to have complications with pregnancy and birth than those without, according to the research journal PLOS Medicine. The study looked at hospitalisation for births … Read More »
Rohingya refugee camps most unsafe for women
This is an opinion piece by Parvez Uddin Chowdhury, a humanitarian worker and independent researcher published on the Daily Prothom Alo on 1st December 2021. Have you ever wondered what happens … Read More »
Cyber bullying against women is increasing: IGP
“Women are the victims of cyber bullying in most cases. It is growing day by day,” the IGP said at a function marking the 1st anniversary of the Police Cyber Support … Read More »
Easier resolution demanded for online violence against women
Just as people’s online activities have increased in the country, so has abuse and violence against women in the cyber world. Over 50 per cent of women who use the internet … Read More »
Jute cellulose-based pads: Bangladeshi scientist wins global award for proposed machine
Farhana Sultana, Assistant Scientist at International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) has won the grand prize for her proposed innovation- developing a machine to produce jute cellulose-based sanitary pads … Read More »
Op-ed: Child brides are still children, and they need our help
Reports of classrooms empty of girls in the ninth and tenth grades are coming from all over Bangladesh. This is an opinion piece authored by Shaheen Anam, Executive Director of Manusher … Read More »
A job at Samsung factory changes lives for 8 transgenders
Achintya Kumar’s other name is Abantika Bagchi. Roman Molla is known as “Sundari Romana”. Similarly, each of them has two names and identities. A total of eight transgender people, including Achintya … Read More »
1,603 incidents of sexual violence in October alone
At least 1,603 reports of torture and sexual violence against women and girls were recorded in the month of October, according to Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP). A total of 101 rape … Read More »
Climate change, gender equality and SRHR- all parts of the same puzzle
According to an article published by IPPF, an often overlooked aspect of the climate crisis is how it intersects with sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). The list of impacts … Read More »