women

NGCAF for enacting law to stop sexual violence against girls, women

The National Girl Child Advocacy Forum (NGCAF) suggested enacting a law named 'Sexual Harassment Prevention and Remedies Act' on an ...

Int'l Issue

Afghan women can seek refugee status based on nationality, gender: EU top court

VIENNA, Oct 4: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Friday that nationality and gender are "sufficient" for an EU ...

Women's T20 World Cup:

Bangladesh women start with win over Scotland by 16 runs

Observer Online Report

Bangladesh women cricket team has broken 10 years waiting period of the countrymen to see a win in the Women's ...

Australia look to cement dominance in women's T20 World Cup

DUBAI, OCT 1: Australia are hot favourites for their seventh title at the women's T20 World Cup starting Thursday in ...

Ashshash highlights challenges faced by BD women

Business Desk

Winrock International's Ashshash project, supported by the Embassy of Switzerland in Bangladesh, recently organised a knowledge-sharing event to highlight the ...

Trudeau condemns violent attack on women wearing hijabs

OTTAWA, Sept 28: Justin Trudeau on Friday denounced an alleged assault of women wearing hijabs in a Canadian city where ...

3 women RMG workers killed in Manikganj road accident

Observer Correspondent

Three women garment workers were killed and at least 19 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and ...

Impacts of sexual harassment against women

Mustafa Miah

“How old were you guys?" Following the brutal rape and murder of Moumita Debnath in Kolkata, a Facebook post went ...

Human chain protests physical abuse against women

Our Correspondent

PABNA. Sept 25: A human Chain was held in Pabna to protest violence and physical abuse against women. Satsanga Pallikallyan ...

Starting salaries for men's and women's cricket equal from 2025: ECB

LONDON, SEPT 25: Women's minimum starting salaries in domestic cricket will be the same as men's from next year, the ...

England women’s cricket captain Knight reprimanded over 'blackface' photo

LONDON, SEPT 24: England women's cricket captain Heather Knight has been reprimanded and given a suspended £1,000 ($1,300) fine after ...

Cats have more freedom than women in Afghanistan, Meryl Streep says

Observer Online Desk

A female cat has more freedom in Afghanistan than a woman does, Hollywood actor Meryl Streep has said at the ...

GP, Nokia gives digital literacy training to 23 lakh marginal women

Business Desk

Mobile phone operator Grameenphone (GP) and mobile phone brand Nokia have provided with internet and digital literacy training to 23 ...

140 women get cheques of over Tk 1.68cr in C'nawabganj

Observer Online Desk

A total of 140 female workers of Rural Employment and Road Maintenance Programme (RERMP)-3 Sunday got cheques of Taka 1,68,56,000 ...

Germany to bid to host women's Euro 2029

BERLIN, SEPT 21: Germany will bid to host the 2029 women's European Championships in football, the country's FA (DFB) announced ...

Health Advice

Benefits of eating chia seeds for women health

Women's Own Desk

There are so many benefits of incorporating chia seeds into your diet as a woman. Keep reading to find out ...

Afghan women continue medical studies in Scotland after Taliban ban

GLASGOW, Sept 18: When the Taliban banned women from attending university in Afghanistan, Zahra Hussaini thought her dream of becoming ...

EU chief unveils her new team with women in top roles

Observer Online Desk

European Union chief Ursula von der Leyen put women in many of the top roles on her new team for ...

Barred from sport, Afghan women seek relief in secretive exercise

KABUL, SEPT 15: Most mornings after praying, 25-year-old Sanah joins several women from her neighbourhood in the Afghan capital Kabul ...

NZ women's football coach quits

WELLINGTON, SEPT 13: New Zealand women's head coach Jitka Klimkova has quit, the national football body said Friday, having skipped ...

Women congress with marginalized fishing community women held

Women's Own Desk

USAID's ECOFISH II has organized a day-long "Women Congress" with the participation of the women members of artisanal fishinghouseholds in ...

Beauty Tips

Benefits of Ubtan for glowing skin

women's Own Desk

Ubtan, is a herbal powder mixture made of lentils, grains, flowers, and herbs. To use it as a cleanser, scrub, ...

WTO, ITC start helping women tap scopes in int'l trade, economy

GENEVA, Sept 12: The World Trade Organization (WTO) and the International Trade Centre (ITC) has started the implementation of the ...

GO-NGO efforts stressed to ensure women rights

Speakers at a function in Rajshahi City have called for integrated efforts of all government and non-government organizations to ensure ...

BRAC Bank hosts skill dev workshop for business women

Business Desk

BRAC Bank's women banking segment, TARA, organised a Digital Skill Development Workshop styled 'UddogTARA' for women entrepreneurs focused on enhancing ...

Speakers stress govt-NGO integrated efforts to ensure women rights

Observer Online Desk

Speakers at a function have called for integrated efforts of all government and non-government organizations to ensure rights of women ...

Health Advice

Signs of heart attacks in women

Women's Own Desk

Heart attack symptoms in women are often 'silent' but the consequences of not noticing them can be life threatening. Besides ...

Int'l Issue

Pink Wheels project launched in Gujranwala to provide protection to women

NAROWAL: The Gujranwala Police launched a pilot project, Pink Wheels, with the support of chamber of commerce and industry to ...

2 women held with 24 gold bars at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence officials arrested two women along with 24 gold bars, weighing 2.784 grams, from Shahjalal International Airport on Monday.The ...

Dowry’s impact on women

Saiful Islam Pias

In Bangladesh, the dowry system is still a major socioeconomic problem that mostly affects rural women. In accordance with Section ...