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Tottho Apas have been protesting in front of the National Press Club in Dhaka for months, with no headway in sight. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Panorama

From empowerment to exclusion: The crisis facing Bangladesh’s Tottho Apas

The crisis facing the Tottho Apas began after the ouster of the fascist regime on 5 August last year. Soon after, their salaries were frozen. From July to December, these women, many the sole...

Illustration: TBS

Crime

Violence against women in first half of 2025 shows sharp increase over previous 2 years

A glimpse of a programme marking the ‘July Women’s Day’ at the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka on Monday. Photo: BSS

Bangladesh

July Women’s Day: Uprising belongs to all, say speakers

Sanjida Ahmed Tonni, along with hundreds of other students, was attacked by Chhatra League thugs on 15 July 2024. Photo: Rohet Ali Rajib

Panorama

Women of the July Uprising: She stood in courage, left in silence

75% of women living in Dhaka’s slums reported suffering symptoms of heat stress including dizziness, dehydration and abnormal heart rates. Photo: TBS

Thoughts

Burning at both ends: Urban heat and the daily struggle of Dhaka’s marginalised women

In a seminar today at Sasakawa Auditorium in Mohakhali. Photo: Courtesy

Health

Only 40% slum-dwelling women receive recommended antenatal checkups: Study

UNFPA Country Representative Catherine Breen Kamkong presenting her credentials to Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on 26 June 2025. Photo: UNB

Bangladesh

Foreign adviser lauds UNFPA's role in maternal health, gender equity in Bangladesh

The findings were shared at a seminar today (25 June). Photo: UNB

Bangladesh

Over 90% women in Bangladesh work at informal sector: Study

(From left) Sadia Haque, Sylvana Quader Sinha and Tasfia Tasbin. Sketch: TBS

Panorama

Meet the women driving Bangladesh’s startup revolution

Policymakers, private sector leaders, gender specialists, and development partners gathered at The Business Standard seminar hall on Tuesday for a roundtable titled “Inclusive Market Systems for WEE: Success, Opportunities, and Collaboration.” Organised by MR Consultants and TBS, the event focused on women’s economic empowerment in agriculture. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

Bangladesh

Women's economic empowerment linked to inclusive market systems: Experts

Unpaid domestic work is usually unmeasured, unvalued, and unseen in most economic policy studies. Photo: World Bank

Budget

Budget FY26: Necessary steps to be taken to include homemaker services in GDP

Sarjis Alam. Sketch: TBS

Politics

Fully support reasonable demands to protect women's rights, but will stand against 'destructive ideas like LGBTQ, homosexuality': Sarjis

Women workers, students, teachers, cultural activists, professionals, and people from various walks of life participate in a march with banners and placards demanding equal rights and social justice for women. The march was part of the “Narir Dake Maitree Jatra” programme held in front of the National Parliament on Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka on 16 May 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Bangladesh

'We will not be silenced': Women unite in colourful protest for equity, dignity