One-in-four pregnancies unplanned, two-thirds of women foregoing contraceptives
That’s according to World Health Organization (WHO) findings published on Friday. The family planning study of more than 10,000 women aged 15 to 49, across 36 low and middle-income countries confirms that 65 … Read More »
HC issues rule on setting up breastfeeding corners at public places
The High Court today issued a rule asking the government to explain in four-week why it should not be directed to take necessary steps to set up breast feeding corners and … Read More »
16 to die for Nusrat murder
The Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal declared its verdict on Thursday A Feni tribunal has sentenced 16 people to death in sensational Nusrat murder case. Women and Children Repression Prevention … Read More »
Nusrat murder case: Court to declare verdict on Thursday
Judge Mamunur Rashid of the Feni Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal fixed the date, after a hearing consisting of arguments from both sides on September 30 The Women and Children … Read More »
Are we ready for men to take the pill?
Scientists have been working on the male contraceptive pill for almost half a century. Yet despite encouraging news reports, an over-the-counter version is not just around the corner. Lack of funding … Read More »
7 to die for killing woman after rape
A Joypurhat court yesterday sentenced seven people to death for killing a woman after rape in Akkelpur upazila of the district in 2016. The convicts are Sohel Talukdar of Marma, Afzal … Read More »
Mother of 3 commits suicide following rape
She was reportedly raped by a local UP member and his accomplice A mother of three committed suicide in Dimla upazila, Nilphamari on Saturday after she was reportedly raped by her … Read More »
Five financial things every breast cancer patient needs to know and probably doesn’t
Stephanie McKire, 60, knows how expensive cancer can be. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2012, McKire, now retired and living in Detroit, was a quality engineer and … Read More »
Breast cancer takes 6,844 lives in Bangladesh every year: report
Some 12,764 women are detected with breast cancer in the country every year and 6,844 of them die of the disease, according to a report of International Agency for Research on … Read More »
Bangladesh’s latest challenge: Securing migrant women’s rights
According to a government report, 35% of returned migrants have faced abuse in many forms from slave-like working conditions to sexual abuse Migrating abroad for work, for a better life, has … Read More »