The court said no separation has been made between the agricultural and non-agricultural lands in Bangladesh, and so Hindu widows have rights to the lands of their husbands.

The board has appointed former Head Coach Dipu Roy Chowdhury as the interim coach while Javed Omar has been appointed as the manager for the tour.

Under the Bangladeshi Laws for marriage and divorce, a woman has to select one of the options out of Kumari (meaning virgin), Widow or Divorced. The court ruled that the word Kumari be replaced with unmarried. Grooms, according to the previous law, were not required to declare their marital status. 

For the safety of our family, Baba decided to leave behind his beloved land and everything he owned. We set forth on a journey to an unknown land and an unknown destiny.

Bangladesh has managed to almost stop open defecation because women were included in the decision making processes, writes Farahnaz Zahidi. They carry water home, store it, keep it as clean as possible. Yet women are kept out of major decisions around water supply. During this year’s World Water Week in Stockholm, experts focused on an […]

In 2013, the Supreme Court made acid attacks a non-bailable offence. The same year, the Centre also directed states across the country to ban over-the-counter sales of acid to prevent attacks. We’re at the very end of 2018, and clearly, despite the laws and bans, the situation has worsened. On Thursday night, a 35-year-old female security […]

Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia was sentenced to seven years of jail by a court in Dhaka in a graft case, as per reports. Convicted in corruption case Khaleda Zia has been convicted in connection with the Zia Charitable Trust Fund case. Zia and three others have been found guilty of abusing their power and raising […]

Aung San Suu Kyi is under fire in the recent while for neglecting the pain and discrimination of people of Rohingya community. Foundations and Organisations are increasingly criticising her for failing to take action. Recently, the prestigious Oxford University College also removed the Aung San Suu Kyi portrait from display. In place of Suu Kyi’s portrait, […]

When you think of a bride, you imagine a woman clad in an expensive outfit and glittering jewellery. But Tasnim Jara from Bangladesh decided it is time to question that image. Tasnim shattered all stereotypes by wearing her Grandmother’s white cotton saree at her wedding reception. Besides that, she refrained from wearing a single piece […]

In countries like India and Bangladesh, the poor section of the society doesn’t get enough information on illnesses or health. Especially women who are pregnant. They sometimes don’t know much about pregnancy, and still, believe in the old-wives’ tales about pregnancy. An invention by Grameen Intel is changing the way maternal health operates in places […]