300 years needed to reach full gender equality

UN chief stresses the importance of having women's contribution in technology and innovation.
7 March 2023, 18:00 PM

A Long, Collective Hug in Photos (Oct 2020 - Dec 2022)

Shocked and horrified at the brutality of the assault, we, who had been friends and fellow activists for ages, shared notes on our urgent need to go see her, to tell her she was not alone.
7 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Sex Education: No Need to be Shy

Bangladesh needs to develop age-appropriate, inclusive, system-backed sex education
7 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Using innovation and technology for gender equality

Digital transformation holds immense potential for accelerating gender equality and women’s empowerment.
7 March 2023, 06:00 AM

Why every woman must ask for more

Every Women’s Day, I suffer from this ambivalent feeling of euphoria and despair.
7 March 2023, 04:00 AM

The fiery call for freedom

Bangabandhu did not encourage a military conflict, nor did he push the country to the brink of war in his speech.
6 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Lit Fest and Boi Mela: A linguistic, cultural apartheid?

Both the Dhaka Lit Fest and Ekushey Boi Mela offer sobering insights into the underlying socioeconomic challenges that have hamstrung Bangla publishing.
6 March 2023, 14:00 PM

Márquez told me people can fly sometimes

In celebration of Gabriel Garcia Márquez, born on this day, March 6, 1927.
6 March 2023, 12:47 PM

The economic case for renewable energy

It is time to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels altogether.
6 March 2023, 03:00 AM

Voicing and challenging workplace sexual harassment in Bangladesh

Workplace sexual harassment is common in Bangladesh. It inhibits  women from entering the labour market and is also a major reason why they drop out of work.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM

How medical evidence is used to discredit rape complainants

The need for corroborative or medical evidence to prove rape (and therefore these two rules) violates the global standards set by the UN and the WHO.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM

What We Think When We Think About (Interpersonal) Violence

The link between the structural and personal is continually at risk of getting obscured in favour of an individualist reading of interpersonal violence.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Love beyond Boundaries: Subjectivity and Sexuality through Bhawaiya Folk Song of Bengal

Bhawaiya, produced and reproduced by both men and women, bears the elements of subverting Bengali gender norms.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM

'What about us?'

While discussing the legal recognition of gender identity, many participants highlighted that the state authorities and general people lack sufficient understanding of the various clusters of the transgender population.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Sexual violence in madrasas: sufferings remain unheard

By interviewing current and former students of Qawmi madrasas, we wanted to know why sexual violence happens in the institutions where they go to study the Quran and where they are supposed to maintain strict Islamic practices.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM

What’s wrong with how we report on violence against women?

It is clear that the way we are talking about violence against women is not working
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Basic healthcare still out of reach for most in Gaibandha chars

Women and girls suffer the most, with hardly any services for reproductive and maternal health.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM

What does salinity have to do with SRHR anyway?

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.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Caught between two pandemics

According to our study, 17 percent of women experienced physical abuse during the Covid-19 pandemic, 30 percent of them reported mental torture while 34 percent reported no harassment or abuse
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM

‘No one says anything to a modest girl’

Societal expectations and cultural norms impact young people's SRHR, including their choices about their bodies, relationships, and futures
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM