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
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Women advocates for harvesting rainwater in salinity-hit coastal Bangladesh
Couple killed with pregnant wife in Chandpur road crush
BRAC Bank, SME Foundation hold training programme
BRAC Bank and SME Foundation have jointly organized a comprehensive entrepreneurship development training programme for women entrepreneurs in Rangpur, a press release said Monday. The three-day intensive training programme is part of a series of entrepreneurship development training sessions to be organised in six Bangladesh districts. The programme aims to assist
Wander Woman to provide benefits to BRAC Bank’s TARA customers
BRAC Bank has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Wander Woman to provide exclusive benefits to BRAC Bank’s TARA customers at the bank’s Head office on 4 August, 2022, a press release said Saturday. This agreement will enable TARA debit and credit cardholders to enjoy 1 free travel consultation service
Gangrape on moving bus in Gazipur: 5 arrestees give confessional statement
Five people who were arrested over gang rape of a woman on moving bus after pushing her husband off it gave confessional statements before a Gazipur court on Sunday. Gazipur District Judicial Magistrate Court recorded their statement and sent them to jail after they were produced before court seeking remand to
Workshop on work-life balance for women held
ACTIVA Management Development Institute has organized a two-day workshop on work-life balance for woman in banks recently in the city, a press release said Monday. A total of 35 female officers, executives and managers of Pubali Bank Ltd. participated in the workshop. Sharbari Saha, Faculty of ICFAI Business School (IBS),
Rising seas pose a reproductive health dilemma for women on Bangladesh coast
The increasing difficulty of accessing clean water is forcing young women in coastal areas of Bangladesh to try to halt their menstrual cycles by misusing contraceptive pills, putting their long-term reproductive and mental health at risk, experts warn. Saltwater intrusion as a result of rising sea levels and shrimp cultivation has
More women than men in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has witnessed a major demographic shift since record-keeping began in the country, with females outnumbering males for the first time in a population census. Of a total population of around 16.5 crore recorded in the latest census, 81,712,824 are males and 83,347,206 females -- which means that for every 100
