Given the election results, one could assume that the female voters have registered a clear electoral message. They do not want to retreat into the margins of civic life. And why should they?

Bijly Baroi is the sole breadwinner for a family of six. A caregiver in Barishal, Bijly entered the healthcare workforce after her father, a former carpenter, became unable to work due to illness.

Apparently, salvation for Bangladeshi women has arrived. Jamaat-e-Islami has declared that, under their rule, women will work five hours a day and still receive a full day's pay. Employers will pay for five, and the government will foot the bill for the remaining three.

Lately, my newsfeed has been ablaze with outrage over certain remarks by the head of Jamaat-e-Islami. His latest statement is that if his party comes to power, women will work for five hours but be paid for eight, with the employers footing five, the government kindly covering the other three.

Closing the gender gap in science, technology, engineering, and math would accelerate the green transition while making it more inclusive

Bangladesh could increase its output in the manufacturing, service and farming sectors by up to 29 percent simply by bringing more women into the workforce, according to the World Bank.

BAT Bangladesh has a platform called ‘Supernova,’ an exclusive programme designed to groom female talents pursuing careers in the field of STEM and facilitate aspiring graduates with the confidence necessary to break the glass ceiling and rise above all societal stereotypes to work their way up. Mentored by women working in leadership positions of BAT Bangladesh, this programme helps female talents to receive proper guidance and get the opportunity to hone their skills for taking big leaps in their careers. 

"My husband says not to look for work too far from home since I have to do the household work as well and asks me to wait." Mita (not her real name) went on to express her frustration by saying, "If this pandemic hadn't arisen, I would have surplus money to spend on my kids, I would've had a job."

Cooperation between Bangladesh and the Netherlands in different sectors goes back over half a century. This year, the

The importance of women having financial independence cannot be overstated. It is the number one reason women stay in an abusive