Women News
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Women among 6 drug traders held in city
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in separate drives detained six drug traders from Uttara and Jatrabari areas of the capital on...
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2 women die after taking poison in Barishal
Two women died after consuming poison out of family feud in separate incidents in Agailjhara upazila of the district on...
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Short sleep may harm bone health in older women
Can insufficient sleep be harmful to bone health? New research in postmenopausal women has found that those who slept for...
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Women’s unpaid work equivalent to 40pc of GDP: Sanem
Women need recognition for their unpaid work because its monetary value was almost 40 percent of Bangladesh’s GDP in fiscal...
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Women employment falling in urban areas
The number of women working in urban Bangladesh has been declining since 2010 but it is the opposite in case...
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Women entrepreneurs face less social barriers now: BIDS
Social barriers and a lack of access to finance, the two big obstacles for women to become entrepreneurs, have eased...
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Women and minority make history
The Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gretchen Whitmer reacts after declaring victory at her midterm election night party in Detroit. -ReutersThis year's...
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Women in tech call on global summit to work for equality as #MeToo hits
Women leaders in technology called at one of the sector’s largest global conferences for more to be done to drive...
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Low-cost loans empower women
Lower interest rates have a direct impact on women empowerment and ensure their active participation in the financial sector, said...
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Women foreign ministers promise fresh perspective
Female foreign ministers meeting for the first summit of its kind vowed Saturday to bring a "women's perspective" to foreign...
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3 to die for killing college girl Tonu after rape
A district court has awarded death sentence to three men for raping and killing a college student, Shamsunnahar Tonu, in...
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Bangladesh women top T20 qualifiers
Bangladesh remained irresistible throughout the tournament to clinch the title of the ICC Women's World T20 Qualifiers after a 25-run...
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Diabetes risk increased in women who work long hours
Women who work 45 hours or more each week may be upping their risk of diabetes, new research finds. Men...