Women entrepreneurship important for boosting empowerment
Senior bankers at a discussion on Wednesday, Nov 9, unanimously agreed that substantial and sustainable promotion of women entrepreneurship could be the effective means of ensuring women empowerment. The observation was … Read More »
Family Welfare Service and Publicity Week 2016
On Nov 10, speakers at an advocacy meeting in Jamalpur district, Mymensingh, stressed on strengthening family planning services in remote areas where many people are deprived of the light of development. … Read More »
Yearly maternal death toll: 5,200
It had been estimated that around 5,200 women in Bangladesh die each year due to early pregnancy and childbirth related problems, making up 8% of the total deaths among women of … Read More »
First Bangladeshi elected as chair of Asia Pacific Alliance for Human Resources for Health (AAAH)
BRAC Vice-Chair Dr Mushataque Chowdhury has been elected as the new chair of the Asia-Pacific Alliance for Human Resources for Health (AAAH) for 2017-2018. The announcement was made at the ninth … Read More »
Rights, health and gender equality of the Bangladeshi youth
According to UNICEF reports, Bangladesh constitutes of 27.7 million adolescents aged 10-19 years, with 13.7 million girls and 14 million boys, making up about a fifth of the total population. Most … Read More »
Gender equity: Bangladesh top in South Asia
Bangladesh ranked 72nd among 144 countries in the world, according to the Global Gender Gap Index 2016 presented by the World Economic Forum on Tuesday, making it the leading South Asian … Read More »
CEDAW to review Women’s Rights in Bangladesh
The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) will review women’s rights in Bangladesh on November 8. CEDAW’s officially termed concluding observations and findings on the countries reviewed, … Read More »
Alarming rise in Violence Against Women
According to report by Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a human rights organization, at least 306 females were killed while 512 raped, 109 were victims of sexual harassment and 94 were … Read More »
Peacempire SRHR project successfully takes off
October 1 marked the day Peacempire, a top global advocacy solutions for Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), successfully launched its social action project in Bangladesh at Murapara Model Pilot … Read More »
WB chief lauds socio-economic development of Bangladesh
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim praised the development of Bangladesh in poverty alleviation and women empowerment during his two-day maiden visit to the country on this week’s Monday. The South … Read More »