International Women's Day (IWD)

We must prioritise education, safety, opportunity for women and girls in Cox’s Bazar

Women and girls in Rohingya camps face severe challenges amid aid crisis.
8 March 2025, 10:45 AM

Progress null if we fail rural women

“I work on my own family land without pay.”
13 March 2024, 04:00 AM

Save us from the saviours

We still see a version of ‘progress’ whose standards are set by the West
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

My inner rebel & I

How do I tell her, that things often don't work out the way you expect them to, / And that you are, in fact, alone in this
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

On speech and literature’s silent female subjects

When Gayatri Spivak ends her groundbreaking essay “Can the Subaltern Speak?” (1988) with a definitive statement “the subaltern cannot speak”, a section of literary criticism took that dictum literally—accepting the “cannot” to represent mutism or an inability to speak.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM

Neglecting women's participation in politics perpetuates their oppression

A review of the history reveals that International Women's Day has its roots in significant political struggles. Yet, in contemporary times, the focus has shifted away from this core theme.
8 March 2024, 02:00 AM

TRIGGER WARNING: Agency, autonomy, and female smoking

A month ago, as I waited for a friend in Banani, I decided to grab a packet of cigarettes. I’m not good at calculations for loose change and the vendor, old and seemingly disoriented, was having a hard time too.
6 March 2024, 18:00 PM

To women who 'must' do it all

Being a good wife is one of the primary teachings a girl receives in our society, but being a good husband, sadly, is not something boys are taught.
9 March 2023, 01:00 AM

A continuous struggle

Quite some time has passed since these milestones in the long struggle for women's rights were achieved. Where do we stand today?
7 March 2018, 18:00 PM