empowering girls

We must teach our girls to embrace risks, not fear them

In April this year, Bangladesh placed 20th in the European Girls Mathematical Olympiad held in Slovenia, while India placed 21st.

BOOK REVIEW: FICTION / Understanding the modern woman in 'Tokhon Golper Tore'

Tokhon Golper Tore (Pendulum Publishers, 2022) is Rifat Anjum Pia’s debut collection even though she has been writing for quite a few years now.

COPENHAGEN CONSENSUS / Best strategies to empower girls

In Bangladesh, an additional year of school boosts girls' lifetime earnings by an estimated 13.2 percent. When combining the health and education benefits, the small investment in family planning gives 3 takas of benefits for each taka spent.

Another feather in the cap

Wasfia Nazreen, the first Bangladeshi to have climbed the Seven Summits, has brought another international accolade home.