A sharp decline in women鈥檚 migration in 2023 raises a few issues left unattended for long. Female migration from Bangladesh has declined by 42 per cent in two years, as Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training figures say. The number declined from 105,466 in 2022 to 76,108 in 2023 and 61,158 in 2024. A lack of safe migration practices, high migration cost...
Rumana Ahmed scored a hundred and took 5-13 to propel Mohammedan Sporting Club back to the top spot in the Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 League with a crushing 189-run win against Khelaghar Samaj Kalyan Samity at the Bashundhara Sports Complex on Thursday.
Bangladesh kept their semi-final hopes alive in the seven-nation Asian Women鈥檚 Kabaddi Championship with a commanding 52-12 victory over Malaysia in their Group A second match in Pardis, Iran on Thursday.
University teachers under the banner of University Teachers鈥� Network, Bangladesh on Wednesday condemned the recent incidents of sexual harassment, hatred and violence against women across the country...
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday said that the central bank would soon issue a circular ensuring that 50 per cent workforce of the agent banks would be women...
Captain Nigar Sultana Joty scored 80 while Jannatul Sumona claimed five wickets as Sheltech Cricket Academy strengthened their top spot in the Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 Cricket League with a 64-run win against Gulshan Youth Club...
Home Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, a retired lieutenant general, came under fire on Monday for his 鈥榩rovocative鈥� comments regarding two young women who became victims of mob justice for smoking at Lalmatia in the capital.
The Women Entrepreneur Association of Bangladesh is set to host a three-day International Trade Fair for Women at the Gulshan Shooting Club in the capital Dhaka to promote women entrepreneurs鈥� skills, creativity and economic empowerment.
Sanjida Akter bagged five wickets to help Mohammedan Sporting Club topple Sheltech Cricket Academy from the top of the table as they thrashed Kalabagan Krira Chakra by nine wickets in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 Cricket League...
Two women were attacked by a mob allegedly over smoking in public place near NHA tower at Lalmatia in the capital on Saturday.
Fahima Khatun and Jannatul Maoua with the ball, and then Sarmin Sultana and Ishma Tanjim with the bat powered Sheltech Cricket Academy to the top of the table of the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 Cricket League as they...
Leaders of Samajtantrik Mahila Forum at a protest rally in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka on Friday demanded arrest and trial of the persons involved in the recent incidents of rape and violence against women.
Bangladesh national women鈥檚 football team head coach Peter Butler remained optimistic despite his team鈥檚 3-1 loss to the United Arab Emirates in their first of the two FIFA international friendlies at the UAE Football Association Pitch-1 in Dubai on Wednesday night.
Young artist Md Zahurul Islam has portrayed the stories of abused women and children in his first solo exhibition titled Ignition of Metaphor under way at the National Art Gallery of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in Dhaka...
Students of different educational institutions in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Sunday held demonstrations, protesting against the deterioration of law and order situation and the recent incidents of rape, attacks on and harassment of women.
A SERIES of attacks on and harassment of women and the government鈥檚 failure to attend to the issues are a worrying sign. A significant number of women, especially players, athletes, celebrities and sex workers, have been attacked by people and groups with Islamist bent, weaving a pattern of the right wing rearing its head in the absence of deterrent government action...
A string of attacks on and harassment of women that has taken place after the August 5, 2024 political changeover largely go unattended, creating a fearful situation and instilling a sense of insecurity.
Jenni Hermoso will appeal the verdict in the case of former Spain football chief Luis Rubiales, who was fined after being found guilty of a forced kiss on the Women's World Cup-winning player, her lawyer said.
Bangladesh national women鈥檚 football team head coach Peter Butler on Thursday announced a 23-member squad, excluding the 18 rebellious players for the forthcoming two FIFA International Friendly matches against the United Arab Emirates...
A Spanish court on Thursday convicted former football chief Luis Rubiales of sexual assault over the forced kiss he gave star forward Jenni Hermoso and fined him 10,800 euros ($11,300).
Meghna Bank has officially become sponsor of premier division women鈥檚 cricket team of Gulshan Youth Club for the 2024-25 season, said a press release...
Newcomers Sheltech Cricket Academy arrived on the scene in style as they beat defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club by 53 runs on the opening day of the Dhaka Premier Division Women鈥檚 Cricket League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Wednesday...
The Dhaka Women鈥檚 Premier Division Cricket League begins Wednesday with three games scheduled on the opening day in three different venues as the trophy unveiling ceremony was held at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.
The 18 senior women footballers of the Bangladesh national team are set to return to training, confirmed Bangladesh Football Federation's women's wing chairman Mahfuza Akter Kiron on Sunday.
The JAAGO Women Scholarship Programme hosted an event titled Bridging Futures: JAAGO Women Scholars Connect at the Crowne Plaza Hotel of Gulshan in Dhaka on Monday...
Bangladesh player Shohaly Akhter has been banned for five years starting from February 10 from all forms of cricket on Tuesday by the International Cricket Council after she admitted breaching five provisions of the ICC Anti-Corruption Code.
Former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales told his trial on Tuesday he was 鈥榯otally sure鈥� Jenni Hermoso consented his kiss on her lips in 2023 that sparked global outrage.
Women from different walks of life at a protest rally on Sunday said that the culture of impunity in cases of violence, attacks, and cyberbullying against women has continued during the interim government, just as it did under the ousted Awami League regime...
The rebellious 18 Bangladesh women鈥檚 national football team players continued their boycott to train under head coach Peter Butler even after Bangladesh Football Federation president Tabith Awal鈥檚 initiative to break the ice between the players and the Englishman.
Jenni Hermoso was 鈥榦verwhelmed鈥� by former Spanish football boss Luis Rubiales' forced kiss and was unable to enjoy winning the Women's World Cup, her teammates told a court Thursday.