Women empowerment

Women key to national progress: Rupali Chowdhury

She says Berger Paints is exploring new ways to bring more women into the workforce

On the field but off the books: Female farmers’ battle for recognition

Women dominate agricultural labour but remain excluded from state benefits and decision-making

37,567 women selected for Family Cards in first phase: minister

Each card will cover a family of five, while joint families may receive additional cards proportionally, he says

5 women weave new dreams after darkness

A small employment initiative in Mymensingh is helping them rebuild their lives and rediscover hope

Women empowerment can change nation: Zaima

Tarique’s daughter makes her first public policy-level speech since returning from abroad on Dec 25

Jamaat faces backlash on plans to cut working mothers’ hours

Many are seeing this as a facade for their intentions to confine women to their homes

Parveen Akhter, a self-made entrepreneur, provides driving lessons to women in Rangpur

Sufia Kamal: Pioneering voice for women's empowerment and literary excellence