empowering women

Empower women through RTI

Nearly half of the population, primarily women, are deprived of their right to access critical information, said Sharmeen S Murshid, adviser to the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and Social Welfare, at an event yesterday.

Womenomics: What women entrepreneurs can do for a smart economy

Empowering women economically paves the way for inclusive and sustainable development.

Women in business and the challenges they face

Female entrepreneurs have a crucial role to play in increasing household incomes, producing jobs, generating wealth and reducing poverty directly in an economy. The social benefits of female entrepreneurship are also immense.

Breaking the silence on menstruation

Today, May 28, is Menstrual Hygiene Day. The objective of observing this day is to raise awareness of the challenges women and girls face worldwide due to menstruation and highlight solutions addressing these challenges.

Another feather in the cap

Wasfia Nazreen, the first Bangladeshi to have climbed the Seven Summits, has brought another international accolade home.

October 31, 2024
October 31, 2024

Empower women through RTI

Nearly half of the population, primarily women, are deprived of their right to access critical information, said Sharmeen S Murshid, adviser to the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs and Social Welfare, at an event yesterday.

September 21, 2024
September 21, 2024

Womenomics: What women entrepreneurs can do for a smart economy

Empowering women economically paves the way for inclusive and sustainable development.

March 6, 2022
March 6, 2022

Women in business and the challenges they face

Female entrepreneurs have a crucial role to play in increasing household incomes, producing jobs, generating wealth and reducing poverty directly in an economy. The social benefits of female entrepreneurship are also immense.

May 28, 2018
May 28, 2018

Breaking the silence on menstruation

Today, May 28, is Menstrual Hygiene Day. The objective of observing this day is to raise awareness of the challenges women and girls face worldwide due to menstruation and highlight solutions addressing these challenges.

May 15, 2016
May 15, 2016

Another feather in the cap

Wasfia Nazreen, the first Bangladeshi to have climbed the Seven Summits, has brought another international accolade home.