Will the Cost of Sanitary Napkins go down?
Recently, there has been an alarm online and offline where citizens and activists were criticising the government for increasing the tax on sanitary pads to 40%. However, there is no authentic … Read More »
VAT, SD Exempted on Import of Sanitary Napkins
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted Value Added Tax (VAT) and supplementary duty on the import of raw materials of sanitary napkin and diaper to encourage domestic production of … Read More »
Women’s Rights are Key in Slowing Down Population
The increase in world population by 2 billion in the next 30 years will present a serious global challenge, especially if we do not find new paradigms of development thought and … Read More »
630 Women Raped in Last 6 Months: Ain O Salish Kendra
On an average, more than three women were raped every day in the last six months in the country, says rights body Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK). At least 630 women … Read More »
HC’s Order to Prevent Unnecessary C-section births
There has been an increase in the number of unnecessary C-sections throughout the country in the past few years in both public and private hospitals. According to a new release by … Read More »
New UN Women report puts forth policy agenda to end gender inequalities within families
As women’s rights have advanced over the past decades, families around the world have become a place of love and solidarity but also one where fundamental human rights violations and gender … Read More »
Expanding access to health services with self-care interventions
At least 400 million people worldwide lack access to the most essential health services. By 2035, there will be an estimated shortage of nearly 13 million healthcare workers. Around 1 in … Read More »
Story of a Woman Agro-Entrepreuner
A few days back, I went to Faridpur’s Modhukhali upazila’s Salamotpur village. I heard a lot about a highly successful woman entrepreneur. She started from zero. After completing her formal education, … Read More »
Sexual Harassment and the Law: Where’s the Problem?
Since its inception in 2017, the #MeToo Movement has been spreading across the world; it has brought to the fore the grave extent to which women from all strata of society … Read More »
Bandhu hosts Award Giving Ceremony 2019
Bandhu, a national organisation for the overall well-being of the Hijra population in Bangladesh, organised an Award Giving Ceremony on 26th June 2019, Wednesday at Hotel Amari, to recognise the contributions … Read More »