1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (685+ words) Thursday July 16, 2026 Around one in 13 Bangladeshi women aged 30-49 experiences premature or early menopause, according to the largest and most geographically diverse multi-country analysis of its kind, led by icddr,b researchers. Published last week in BMJ Global Health, the study…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago  (489+ words) Sunday July 12, 2026 For ordinary investors, the capital market is where savings and trust are placed. A small investor buys shares believing that a listed company is supervised and its disclosures are reliable. When that company stops production, fails to hold…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (350+ words) Rafia, an average university student in her early 20s with eyes full of dreams but a wallet stretched thin by tuition expenses, is one of the nearly 90.4 million (9.04 crore) women currently living in Bangladesh. Her mother, Kulsum Begum, a housewife in…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (689+ words) Thursday July 09, 2026 More than half of breast cancer patients in Bangladesh start treatment more than four months after first noticing symptoms as low awareness, poverty and weak healthcare access delay diagnosis, a newly published study has found. The study, titled…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (409+ words) Wednesday July 08, 2026 Women's political participation continues to face serious obstacles – from unequal financial competition and partisan discrimination to social media harassment and outright violence – speakers warned at a BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD) discussion in Dhaka today (20 June)....

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (371+ words) Bangladesh has announced plans to create and deploy 25,000 midwives across its public health system by 2030, marking the largest investment in the country's midwifery workforce in its history. The pledge was made in Lisbon on 14 June by Dr SM Ziauddin Hyder,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (436+ words) Wednesday June 10, 2026 WaterAid Bangladesh has launched 'Goal4Good', a campaign that seeks to harness the fervour of the FIFA World Cup to advance menstrual health and dignity for adolescent girls across the country. In Bangladesh, the FIFA World Cup transcends sport, becoming…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (816+ words) For decades, skincare has been shaped not only by changing beauty trends but also by a few trusted products that quietly stayed constant through time. Long before modern serums, elaborate routines, and ingredient-focused skincare became popular, simple cold creams, cleansing…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (173+ words) Thursday June 04, 2026 MTB Foundation, in partnership with Abinta Kabir Foundation School, observed World Menstrual Hygiene Day 2026 by distributing nutrition packs among underprivileged female students of the school. The initiative was held in line with this year's theme, "Together for a…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (821+ words) Sunday May 31, 2026 MGI Director Barrister Tasnim Mostafa shared this view in an interview with TBS on Menstrual Hygiene Day Despite growing awareness of women's health in Bangladesh, menstruation is still burdened by silence, discomfort, and social stigma in many families…...