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
Govt’s shocking failure as keeper of personal data
THE leak of sensitive personal information of millions of citizens on the internet from the web site of a government organisation, as identified and reported by a foreign cyber-security firm, ReadMore
Violence against women continues unabated
SUCCESSIVE governments’ commitment to women’s empowerment and gender equality has not been translated into meaningful action as violence against women continues unabated. At least 265 women and children, according to ReadMore
