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At a discussion titled 'Rights and Safety of Minority Women: Bangladesh Perspective' held at the National Press Club in Dhaka on Saturday, speakers called for the strict enforcement of existing laws to ensure the overall safety of religious…
Read full →An opinion piece published in Ajker Patrika on 24 September 2026 examines the ongoing crisis of women's safety in Bangladesh, arguing that the old belief that women are safe at home while unsafe outside no longer holds true. Citing reports…
Read full →Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP) organized a discussion meeting on Thursday, 3 September 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the CIRDAP Auditorium in the capital, calling for the government to withdraw its reservations on Articles 2 and 16(1)(c) of the…
Read full →Bangladesh Mahila Parishad's Narayanganj district movement sub-committee organized an exchange of views meeting at its office on Wednesday, September 9, at 4 PM to mark International CEDAW Day. The event was held under the theme "Withdraw r…
Read full →Bangladesh Mahila Parishad has expressed deep concern over the rising number of missing children cases across Bangladesh, including in Dhaka, after more than 2,000 children remained unaccounted for over a seven-month period this year. In a…
Read full →State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam said on Thursday (September 3) that the Family Card scheme is playing an effective role in empowering women. She was speaking at a seminar organized by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad to mark…
Read full →Deputy Foreign Minister Shama Obaed Islam has said the current government is taking effective measures to ensure equal rights, empowerment and dignity for women, and that the family card scheme is playing an important role in women's econom…
Read full →At a seminar organized by Bangladesh Mahila Parishad at CIRDAP auditorium in Dhaka on September 3, marking International CEDAW Day, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam said that despite the uprising and subsequent political…
Read full →Marking International CEDAW Day 2026, Bangladesh Mahila Parishad held a discussion meeting at CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka, asserting that women's full equality cannot be achieved through policy statements or awareness alone, without ensuring…
Read full →Nari Sanhati, a women's rights organization, held a rally at Dhaka University's Soparjito Swadhinota Chattar on Friday, August 28, 2026, to announce a five-point charter of demands aimed at establishing women's dignity and rights in all sph…
Read full →A new report highlights the legal inequality faced by Hindu women in Bangladesh, who unlike Muslim or Christian women, have no legal right to divorce and in most cases cannot equally inherit their father's property. Despite five decades sin…
Read full →Women's rights activists and civil society organizations in Bangladesh have voiced deep concern over a sharp rise in misogyny and hatred against women, linked to a recent surge in religious fanaticism and fundamentalism. The concerns were r…
Read full →Bangladesh Mahila Parishad has expressed deep concern over the declining participation of women in government jobs and demanded the restoration of a special quota for women in public service. In a media statement issued Tuesday (July 28), s…
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