Payel Islam, a class VIII student of Srimongol in Sylhet, returns home from school in the evening every day and falls victim to eaveteasers. Payel does not feel like disclosing it to her parents lest they stop her studies. But one evening, the worst possible thing happened to the teenager.
Women and children, who are vulnerable to bird flu, should be protected from the disease. Children who play with dead birds or fowls can be affected.
The issue of protecting women and children demand attention as they face risk because they have to touch, deal or use poultry birds, other birds and eggs.
Chief Justice Md Ruhul Amin yesterday called for showing due respect to the demand for equal rights of the country's womenfolk.
"Demand for equal rights of women in every aspect of life is logical. It'll be difficult for us to claim as the citizens of a modern and democratic state unless we can bring an end to all sorts of discrimination against women," he said.
Jerin Rahman, a pretty but meek schoolgirl, is full of dreams. Why not? After all she is a good student. Her mother wants to achieve through her what she could not do in her student life. But one day, some local goons shattered all of their dreams.
The Special Assistant to Chief Adviser for Ministry of Environment and Forests Raja Debashish Roy yesterday called for greater involvement of the media in the issue of climate change adaptation.
Experts at a seminar said approximately 96 per cent of privately owned land in Bangladesh was owned by male, whereas, women do not generally have resources or access to credit necessary to purchase land in their own name.
The government should secure equal share of ancestral inheritance for women and increase allocation of development budget for women, General Secretary of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) Prof Abul Barakat said yesterday
Various women’s and socio-cultural organisations on Saturday demanded an equal share of inherited property and salaries and wages similar to men’s.
Age-old social and religious prejudices and lack of commitment of the political parties continue to keep women away from playing a greater role in policymaking despite their achievements in many other sectors, women’s rights activists say.
International Women’s Day will be observed today across the country as elsewhere in the world with pledges to uphold women’s rights. This year’s theme is ‘Investing in women and girls.’
Various women’s and socio-cultural organisations, and government and non-governmental agencies have chalked up elaborate programmes, including meetings, rallies and discussions, to mark the day.
