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Women
‘Go home early, you are a woman’
Seema Rani got married on 11 March this year. She enjoyed about a week with her new family and ever since then she has been busy joining the fight against coronavirus, warning people about cyclone ...
Lockdown in Bangladesh sees violence against women rise
Access to justice has long been a challenge in Bangladesh, particularly for women facing violence. Violence is always heavily under reported, but with lockdown due to COVID-19 women are even more ...
Global response to COVID-19 must address rights of women and girls
Globally, women make up 70 per cent of the health workforce. They also have the majority of caregiving roles in homes and in communities. Women do this essential work in spite of obstacles and ...
Woman dies of COVID-19 in Khulna
A woman in her 60s died from coronavirus at Khulna Diabetic Hospital on Tuesday night,
Woman dies at isolation unit in Chandur hospital
Residential medical officer Suja-ud-Doula said the woman was brought to the hospital around 8:00am and died around 9:30am.
Men and women may develop heart disease differently
Researchers have revealed the minerals that block heart valves in men are totally different, as compared to women. This discovery could impact how heart disease is diagnosed and treated for different ...
A different everyday in Dhaka
Dhaka is a city of never ending traffic, a city of crowds, a city of hustle bustle where every day hundreds of people pour in. But COVID-19 brought about a great change.
Breastfeeding may lead to fewer human viruses in infants
Even small amounts of breast milk strongly influences the accumulation of viral populations in the infant's gut and provides a protective effect against potentially pathogenic viruses, according to a ...
Longing to belong
The streets are Dhaka are hardly women-friendly. With the COVID-19 pandemic overriding other concerns, we tend to forget the other dangers that lurk around the corner for girls an women in the city ...
Women can be better drivers than men
Busting a common myth that women are bad at wheels, researchers now say that male drivers are more dangerous on the road and are also more likely to drive more dangerous types of vehicles.
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