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10-member Women's Affairs Reform Commission formed

The commission, after taking opinions from stakeholders, will submit its report to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus within 90 days

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1 in 3 women experiences gender-based violence

Displaced Palestinians make their way as they flee areas in the northern Gaza Strip, following an Israeli evacuation order, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Gaza City October 12, 2024. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Nearly 70% of verified Gaza war dead women and children, UN rights office says

These awards recognised women who have made significant contributions across various sectors in Bangladesh, breaking barriers and paving the way for others. Photo: Collected

CARE Bangladesh honours 8 women with Icon Award

Women work at a garment factory in Gazipur 11 May 2010. Photo: Reuters

World Bank rolls out new strategy to boost economic opportunities for women

The roundtable “Integrating Gender Equality in Climate Finance Strategies for Bangladesh”, jointly organised by The Business Standard in association with Manusher Jonno Foundation and Sweden Sverige, was held at its office in Eskaton Garden, the capital on Thursday (17 October). Photo: Rajib Dhar

Women’s role in disaster response overlooked in Bangladesh: Experts

Representational image of women in rural areas. File photo

Urgent action needed to protect women during disasters: Speakers

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Civil society urges to take the best possible steps to protect women during disasters

Illustration: TBS

Harassment of women: Can gender-sensitive urban planning offer solutions?

A view shows signage on the exterior of UNICEF's humanitarian warehouse in Copenhagen, Denmark, November 15, 2023. REUTERS/ Tom Little/File Photo

One in 8 girls and women raped or sexually assaulted before age 18: Unicef

Education Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud. Sketch: TBS

Family planning, not microcredit, drove women's workforce participation in the 1980s: Adviser Wahiduddin

Our girls and women have been at the forefront, in the thick of the brutal repression, and have persevered. Photo: Rajib Dhar

How women changed the July Revolution

Bangladeshi political science student Nusrat Tabassum (L) speaks with batchmates at the Dhaka University in the capital on August 11, 2024. Photo: Indranil MUKHERJEE / AFP

How Gen Z women and the military transformed Bangladesh