Why Pakistan is upset with the Taliban?

Maryam Marof Arwin, founder of Afghanistan Women and Children Strengthen Welfare Organisation in a Twitter post lament: Afghanistan has been made a cage for Afghan women and girls. This tweet tells a million words, which depicts the state of Afghanistan after a 16-month rule by the barbarian Taliban, who has pushed

BRAC Bank starts ‘Uddokta 101’ 3rd batch

BRAC Bank’s has begun the training session of entrepreneur development programme for the women styled ‘Uddokta 101’ with an orientation programme at BRAC University campus on November 12, 2022, a press release said Friday. The Entrepreneur Accelerator Programme ‘Uddokta 101’ is a signature initiative of the bank’s women banking segment

A Tale of Cities

For decades, urban practitioners have failed to consider the needs of women in city decision-making and planning. Imagine being a young girl in a bustling metropolis. Every day she hesitates to go to school, tries different routes on the public bus, walks miles in the hot sun, to avoid the sexual

Mastercard, EBL launch Credit, Prepaid cards for WE

Mastercard in collaboration with Eastern Bank Limited (EBL) have unveiled exclusive co-branded credit and prepaid cards for the members of Women & e-commerce (WE), a press release said Monday. The range of cards will offer benefits and features including zero issuance fee for the 1st year, zero renewal fee upon

Rahima handed over to PBI

Khulna's Rahima Begum, who was rescued from a house in Faridpur's Boalmari upazila, has been handed over to Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI).  Nazrul Islam, officer-in-charge of Doulatpur Police Station, said Rahima who remained missing for the last 29 days was rescued on Saturday night alive.  Molla Jahangir Hossain, deputy commissioner of

Tigresses qualify for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023

Salma Khatun claimed 3-18 with her wily off-spin as Bangladesh defended 113-5 effortlessly to beat Thailand by 11 runs in the second semifinal of the T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament at Abu Dhabi on Friday night. The victory confirmed their place in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 in South