Gender
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Saudi Arabia to allow female pilgrims to perform Hajj without Mahrams
Oct 14, 2022Blood relative or Mahram is no longer required to accompany a female pilgrim from anywhere in the world to perform Hajj or Umrah in Saudi Arabia Saudi Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah announced this... -
Doreen Bogdan-Martin becomes the first woman to be elected as secretary-general of the ITU
Sep 30, 2022Doreen Bogdan-Martin has become the first woman to be elected as secretary-general of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The ITU is the main technology agency within the UN. Originally founded in 1865 to manage the first... -
‘Reproductive Health is a Right for All, Access to this Right is our Commitment’: Celebration of World Contraception Day 2022
Sep 28, 2022SERAC-Bangladesh with support from Ipas Bangladesh has celebrated World Contraception Day 2022 on 27 & 28 September with the theme ‘Reproductive health is a right for all, Access to this right is our commitment’ under Improving... -
Daraz launches a special initiative named “Becho Bacho” for aspiring female entrepreneurs
Sep 22, 2022Not in someone else’s name, women stood out long ago to flourish in their own name. And many women in Bangladesh have chosen entrepreneurship as their way of doing it. In recent days, social media platforms... -
Girls worldwide lag behind boys in mathematics, failed by discrimination and gender stereotypes, UNICEF said
Sep 14, 2022Girls worldwide are lagging behind boys in mathematics, with sexism and gender stereotypes among the root causes, according to a new report published by UNICEF. Solving the equation: Helping girls and boys learn mathematics features new... -
Wasfia Nazreen returns to Bangladesh after creating history
Aug 19, 2022Wasfia Nazreen, the first Bangladeshi to have summited the notorious K2 – the world’s second highest and most dangerous mountain – has just landed in her motherland. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight departing from Kathmandu, Nepal,... -
Depriving girls of secondary education translates to a loss of at least US$500 million for Afghan economy in last 12 months
Aug 17, 2022Keeping girls out of secondary school costs Afghanistan 2.5 percent of its annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP), according to a new analysis by UNICEF. If the current cohort of three million girls were able to complete... -
2,500 women received PM gifts through upay on Bangamata’ s birthday
Aug 9, 2022The Honorable Prime Minister sheikh Hasina sent gifts to 2,500 financially insolvent women amounting Tk. 2,000 each through mobile financial service provider upay on the occasion of the 92nd birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib.... -
Daraz participates in skill development training to engage differently-abled women in e-commerce platform
Aug 7, 2022Daraz recently participated in Access Bangladesh Foundation’s skill development training event, organized to promote the inclusion of women entrepreneurs with disabilities in e-commerce platforms. The event was held in association with American Embassy’s EMK Centre recently.... -
In order to empower Bangladeshi women and youth online, Meta collaborates with BRAC
Jul 14, 2022Meta, formerly known as the Facebook Company, has partnered with BRAC to empower Bangladeshi women and youth on digital platforms. A skills development program has been started, with the goal of upskilling 300,000 BRAC program beneficiaries...