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EC declares five AL candidates elected

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:59:22 PST

The Election Commission yesterday declared five Awami League (AL)-nominated candidates elected uncontested to the reserved seats for women in the parliament. The new elected lawmakers are journalist AN Mahfuza Khatun known as Baby Maudud, AL’s Women Affairs Secretary Fazilatunnesa Indira, acting Secretary of Mahila AL Pinu Khan, AL Chittagong unit chief Hasina Mannan, and Deputy [...]

Women . . . an endangered species

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:45:40 PST

Fazlul Haq Amini has just hurled humiliation at millions of Bengali women. He has, in unabashed manner and without batting an eyelid, made the dire prediction that if the government goes ahead with its policy on ensuring equal rights for women, there will be a deluge of illegitimate children all across the country. It is [...]

BRAC University basketball

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:30:04 PST

Sacred Assailants, a women’s sports team of BRAC University, won 14-1 over the Galacticos yesterday at Baridhara DOHS basketball court. For Assailants, the scorers were Samiha and Saveem scoring six points each while Sanchita scored the sole point for Galacticos. The event is being organized by BRACU Perecons, the women’s sports club of BRAC University. [...]

Abortion ‘does not raise’ mental health risk

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:27:24 PST

Abortion does not raise the risk of a woman suffering mental health problems, a major review by experts concludes. Data from 44 studies showed women with an unwanted pregnancy have a higher incidence of mental health problems in general. This is not affected by whether or not they have an abortion or give birth. But [...]

Rathnasir, Dharma win singles titles

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 21:07:49 PST

Dharma Alrie Guna of Indonesia and Achininimeshika Rathnasir of Sri Lanka became champions in the men’s and women’s singles of the Bangladesh International Badminton Series which concluded at the Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium yesterday. The 20-year-old Indonesian overcame the challenges from Rosario Maddaloni of Italy in 21-17, 21-18 sets. This was the first overseas success [...]

Catalysts for Peace: Trio get Nobel Peace Prize

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:58:41 PST

Liberia’s president, a fellow Liberian and a Yemeni activist received the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo yesterday for showing how women facing war and oppression can shed the mantle of victimhood and lead the way to peace and democracy. “You represent one of the most important motive forces for change in today’s world: the struggle [...]

College girl dies as train hits her while talking over mobile

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:46:52 PST

A college student met a tragic death as an intercity train hit her while walking on the rail track at Joypurhat station yesterday. She was talking over her cell phone at the time of the incident. Victim Amena Begum, 24, was daughter of Ahmedul Haque of Gobarchapa village under Badalgachhi upazila of Naogaon district. Amena [...]

12 women awarded in four categories

admin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:38:24 PST

The 12th Pran-Prothom Alo National Pickle Competition-2011 award giving ceremony was held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the city on Friday. A total of 12 women in four categories Sweet, Sour, Hot and Mixed, received the awards while 35 participants were awarded consolation prizes, said a press release. Afroza Salam of Dhaka won Tk [...]

For women, equality is just an 8-letter word

admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:57:12 PDT

The access to and control over land is the most determining factor in women empowerment besides other factors including their economic security and physical safety. International Day of Rural Women will be observed on Saturday amid extensive programmes across 64 districts of the country. ‘Claim Your Right to Land and Inheritance’ is the theme of [...]

Women entrepreneurs push for hassle-free loans

admin — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:19:34 PDT

Women entrepreneurs yesterday called for simplifying the loan processing system as the existing procedure discourages them from borrowing from banks. They also demanded ensuring the disbursement of 10 percent of SME funds that has been allocated for them by Bangladesh Bank. “A women entrepreneur has to go through a lengthy process to obtain a loan [...]