Women's health

Why women need yoga after their 30s

Bangladeshi yoga instructor Faria Athar Khan empowers women to reclaim balance through Hatha yoga, addressing stress, hormonal imbalance, and chronic illness. Her holistic approach restores physical strength, emotional stability, and identity, promoting lifelong wellness and community healing among women.

Perimenopause and menopause: Understanding the hormonal journey

Menopause is a natural, transformative journey often misunderstood and stigmatized in Bangladesh. By raising awareness about perimenopause, symptoms, and support options, women can navigate hormonal changes with dignity, strength, and a renewed sense of self.

Pain, bleeding and helplessness: Living with fibroids and cysts

Women's health research is inequitable despite physiological differences. This is a social injustice.

WORLD TOILET DAY 2024 / Clean toilets: A ‘luxury’ Dhaka’s vulnerable cannot afford

Dhaka's claims to metropolitan status will remain incomplete while women bear the brunt of insufficient hygienic public toilets.

Women’s health and well-being must be prioritised

New study reveals worrying level of malnutrition among women

How female-friendly are our office restrooms?

Separate restrooms for women are still not the norm in many workplaces in Bangladesh

It's time we talked about menopause

Until recently, we as a society were not mindful of a woman’s hormonal fluctuations that she deals with daily.

Drug may 'slow breast cancer growth'

A cheap and safe drug could help half of women with breast cancer to live longer, scientists suggest.

May 15, 2023
May 15, 2023

It's time we talked about menopause

Until recently, we as a society were not mindful of a woman’s hormonal fluctuations that she deals with daily.

July 9, 2015
July 9, 2015

Drug may 'slow breast cancer growth'

A cheap and safe drug could help half of women with breast cancer to live longer, scientists suggest.