Worrying delay in govt secondary school upgrade project
THE education ministry’s having missed the second deadline to complete the government secondary schools modernisation project is worrying. The ministry took up the Tk 3,284 crore project in 2017 to ReadMore
Authorities still not adequately keen on dengue containment
AN APPARENT indifference of the authorities to dengue, which peaked this year in early August and has remained so since then, is unacceptable. Dengue cases started rising in May and ReadMore
Policy for better menstrual hygiene must be prioritised
INADEQUATE, and often non-existent, menstrual hygiene in educational institutions is a major reason the girls’ absence in class and a cause of reproductive health issues. The experience of girl students ReadMore
Modi’s countermeasures and 2024
Shawdesh Desk: IT goes without saying that India’s prime minister Narendra Modi would take every possible countermeasure against an invigorated opposition alliance, which believes the 2024 battle against his two-term, ReadMore
Deplorable attack on girl footballers
GENDER equality will remain an unattainable goal without addressing the patriarchal prejudices that hinder women’s participation in public life. The recent attack on girl footballers in Khulna corroborates this point. ReadMore
No discrimination in women’s right to land, property
THIS is unacceptable that the authorities that celebrate women’s empowerment and speak of ending gender-based discrimination have not heeded women’s demand for equal rights to land and property. Women’s rights ReadMore
Enabling environment for women in workforce a must
SUCCESSIVE governments have encouraged women’s participation in the formal economy but failed to provide policy support to enable them to effectively contribute, say researchers and civil society actors at a ReadMore
Bangladesh witnesses record 13 dengue deaths in a day
Shawdesh Desk: At least 13 more people, including nine in the Dhaka city, died of dengue in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning across Bangladesh. This was the highest ReadMore
