Inclusion-driven policy and corporate culture are key to post-COVID economic recovery. Most people understand why diversity is nice to have. Yet many remain sceptical that diversity is a “must have” or an imperative for growth. This is despite the existence of numerous empirical studies demonstrating the link between greater diversity and
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Women commuters travel safe in innovative bus scheme in Pakistan
Ashfaq Yusufzai A bus rapid transport (BRT) system in Peshawar is benefiting female students and working women by providing a safe journey – something women passengers could not take for granted on regular public transport. “Prior to the launch of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, girls faced enormous hardships in reaching
63.51pc women face online abuse in Bangladesh: Study
Around 63.51% of women respondents reported facing online violence, which was 50.19% last year, according to a study commissioned by ActionAid Bangladesh in 2022. This means around 64 out of 100 women have to face online harassment and violence in the country. The findings of the study were revealed in
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
The women who fight against the Ayatollahs from the Kurdish mountains
How far do village courts ensure equal justice in Bangladesh?
The government of Bangladesh has launched a new initiative known as Activating Village Courts Phase II with the goal of establishing a just and equitable judicial system in rural areas. However, the government of Bangladesh has already taken some urgent steps to implement the third phase across the country in
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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