women

30 inspiring icons of women's empowerment

There are leaders and then there are icons who serve as inspiration. The following list contains just some of the names that motivate us to achieve our very best. These women serve as ideal role models for the future generation, irrespective of gender differences.
7 March 2022

Top 5 romantic Valentine’s Day gifts for your special lady

Are you in a common dilemma that involves gifting your special one something out of the box for the day of love? If yes, this is the article you need to give your attention to.
12 February 2022

Menstruating for the first time

People who never get prior education always end up panicking.
15 December 2021

Women who travel

Doubts, risks, and the joy in exploration.
1 December 2021

Bachao: App to prevent sexual assault and rape

The Bachao App was created to help prevent rape, a crime that remains to be constantly on the rise. The Bachao app is an excellent initiative to fulfil this purpose. We should all contribute by registering as volunteer so that if the time comes, we can save someone from something horrible.
21 November 2021

A Case for Eco-Friendly Menstrual Products

Safer, more hygienic, sustainable, and reusable.
16 June 2021

How to be supportive to a friend on her period

Women have to face lots of problems growing up. Men can help.
28 August 2019

Dhaka seventh worst megacity for women

Dhaka has been ranked the seventh worst megacity for women in an international perception poll, conducted by Thomson Reuters
17 October 2017

India women Sharma, Raut set record 320-run stand

India's Deepti Sharma and Punam Raut smashed centuries against Ireland and combined in a stand of 320 runs to record the highest partnership in a women's one-day international on Monday.
16 May 2017

Women's NCL kicks off today

The 8th Women's National Cricket League begins today in Bogra and Rajshahi.
15 May 2017

Basketball body lifts 'hijab ban' during games

Basketball chiefs reversed a controversial ban on professional players wearing headgear Thursday after fierce criticism that the rule undermined diversity by disallowing religious coverings like the Muslim hijab.
4 May 2017

Tennis superstar Serena Williams confirms pregnancy

Tennis superstar Serena Williams is pregnant and taking maternity leave through the rest of 2017, expecting to give birth this fall, her spokeswoman said on Wednesday in an announcement that upended a sport the 35-year-old athlete has dominated for the past decade.
20 April 2017

Bangladesh female hockey champs epitomize Special Olympics ideal

The people back home would have to wait to hear the biggest news of their children's lives and that of their families, though it was possible the shrieks and cries from pure joy and utter exhaustion may have traveled all the way from Austria to Bangladesh.
24 March 2017

Double delight for Soma

It was double delight for Sonom Sultana Soma as the experienced player of Abahani clinched the women's singles title of Federation Cup Table Tennis tournament at Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium yesterday.
22 March 2017

Kerber rallies to reach fourth round

Second seed Angelique Kerber put on a determined display to rally past France's Pauline Parmentier 7-5 3-6 7-5 in the scorching desert heat to reach the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open on Monday.
14 March 2017

'Football gave me wings'

“It's Messi! Messi is the one I follow in football. I follow his delivery and his skills, and whenever I am on the field, I try to play like him,” she said. Her eyes were beaming with excitement as she spoke about her idol.
7 March 2017

The man behind Tepurgari's fairytale

They don't have a playground in their school. They don't have fans or lights in their classroom. They live in extreme poverty and their fathers temporarily migrate to big cities including Dhaka to pull rickshaws when they are done with the seasonal harvesting.
6 March 2017

Female shooters finish last

The three Bangladeshi female shooters finished in the last three positions of the 50m rifle 3 positions qualification event of the ISSF World Cup in New Delhi yesterday.
27 February 2017

Tennis: Wozniacki gets back to work with Dubai win

Two days after playing the Doha final, Caroline Wozniacki plunged straight back to work on Monday at the Dubai Tennis Championships with a 6-2, 7-5 first-round defeat of Darya Kasatkina.
21 February 2017

Cricket: Bangladesh lose last Super Six game to Sri Lanka through the D/L method

The Bangladesh women's cricket team lose their last Super Six Game of the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier against Sri Lanka by 42 runs (D/L method), and with it a chance to qualify for the ICC Women's World Cup.
19 February 2017