From Dhaka to Dubai: Unmasking a major sex trafficking racket
Kingpin Azam now owns assets worth Tk300 crore in Dubai owing to his sex trafficking racket In 2008, Azam Khan fled to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to escape arrest in … Read More »
Sexual and reproductive health services need special attention: experts
To ensure emergency reproductive healthcare and family planning services for women and adolescents, government and NGOs must work together, urged speakers at an online dialogue titled “Reproductive Health Services for Women … Read More »
‘Formulate law to prevent sexual harassment now’
Women employed in formal sectors of the country experience a shocking extent of sexual harassment in the workplace, and this trend continued even during the pandemic. In most cases, the victims … Read More »
Two sisters gang-raped
One of the rapists held in Chuadanga Two sisters were gang-raped by a group of criminals in Chuadanga Sadar upazila on Monday night. Mahbubur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Darshana Police Station, said … Read More »
Dream of a better life ends in nightmare
Traffickers use offers of marriage, job to lure Rohingya women, girls into sex slavery abroad; rescued overseas, many now trapped behind wall of red tape For 29-year-old Taiyyaba Khatun, a Rohingya … Read More »
Challenges to women’s rights during pandemic
Bangladesh, along with rest of the world, has been facing unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This crisis in general the lockdown and restrictions associated with it, have had a … Read More »
Access to general and reproductive health services for RMG workers during new normal: Challenges and opportunities
SNV’s Working with Women Project-II funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands organised a virtual roundtable titled “Access to general and reproductive health services for RMG workers during … Read More »
Two girls gang-raped in Thakurgaon
A Thakurgaon court yesterday sent two men to jail for their allegedly involvement in the gang-rape of two teenage girls in the district’s Pirganj upazila. The accused are Nayan Islam, 22, … Read More »
High Court issues ruling on abortion laws
The ruling comes in response to a writ The High Court has issued a ruling asking why the abortion related sections in the Penal Code should not be declared void as … Read More »
Real Life Heroes: building a safe space for Rohingya women refugees
Bangladeshi architect Rizvi Hassan is the driving force behind the construction of a safe space for Rohingya women and girls, in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, site of the world’s largest camp for … Read More »