Recruitment of female workers in formal and non-formal industrial sectors continues as it is easier to pay them relatively lower wages for they protest less against deprivations and violations of rights by the employers.
In one of the most gruesome violations of child rights, a four month old baby girl has become the youngest victim of a brutal acid attack which has not only scarred her physically but will now destroy her emotional and psychological well being as well. The innocent child will be forced to live with deformities caused to her by a brutal attack for no fault of her own.
For over a decade, the terms 'women's empowerment' and 'gender development' have been widely brandished.
Farida being seriously injured got admitted at the Bonpara Upazila Health Complex of Natore district. Newly married Farida was seven month pregnant. But she had her miscarriage due to physical torture by her husband Latif, He beat her with bamboo stick after failing to collect dowry money. Farida's father gave several thousand taka after their marriage as dowry.
As many as 270 pregnant women per thousand in the country die during delivery year due to poverty, poor health care, lack of community awareness and adequate treatment facilities.
Ferdousi is a girl of 22 studying in a renowned private university. She is good-looking and lovely in appearance. Two month ago, her settle marriage day was fixed and final but it was fully broken down due to the curse of dowry. Her father is a service holder in general. He did not arrange the demand of the party of bridegrooms.
Farida being seriously injured got admitted at the Bonpara Upazila Health Complex of Natore district. Newly married Farida was seven month pregnant. But she had her miscarriage due to physical torture by her husband Latif, He beat her with bamboo stick after failing to collect dowry money. Farida's father gave several thousand taka after their marriage as dowry.
Seldom have I been as shocked and saddened than by what I saw recently in the eastern Congo. There, I met a young woman - a girl, really, just 18 years old.
She told me this story. One day, towards the end of last year while working with other women in a field near her village of Nyamilima, in North Kivu, armed men appeared.
Women leaders at a workshop said representation of women in every sector in the CHIT region is a must to strengthen their rights.
Green Hill, a development organisation, organised the workshop titled 'Stakeholders views to strengthen women rights in CHT' at Rangamati Tribal Culture Institute yesterday.
Sexual trafficking of children, women and girls through commercial exploitation, is a fundamental violation of their rights. It is a universal and complex problem, which defies both simplistic analysis and easy answers.
