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Bangladesh and Nepal are the main sources of trafficked children in South Asia. Bangladeshi women and girls are forced into the brothels of India, Pakistan, Malaysia, UAE and other Asian countries. The United States Department of State Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons ranks Bangladesh as a 'Tier 2 Watch List' country.
The status of women in Bangladesh has been subject to many important changes over the past few centuries. Bangladeshi women have made significant progress since the country's independence in 1971, where women in the region experienced increased political empowerment for women, better job prospects, increased opportunities of education and the ...
Rima Sultana Rimu. Rima Sultana Rimu ( Bengali: রিমা সুলতানা রিমু; born c. 2002) is a Bangladeshi women's rights activists and advocate for gender-responsive humanitarian action in Cox's Bazar. She was named as one of the BBC's 100 Women for 2020.
Special Numbers. 333 – Central Helpline of Bangladesh. 999 – Emergency services. 106 – Anti Corruption Commission. 121 – Customer care for mobile network operators. 158 – Customer complaints for all mobile network operators. 5012 – News. 152 – International Trunk call booking.
Bangladesh is a source and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and forced prostitution. A significant share of Bangladesh's trafficking victims are men recruited for work overseas with fraudulent employment offers who are subsequently exploited under conditions of forced ...
Moni's first film, Rana Plaza, based on the Rana Plaza disaster, was denied certification by the Bangladesh Film Censor Board, who stated that it was a national disaster that people may misunderstand. Her second film Bhalobasha Shimaheen was released on 13 February 2015. She co-starred with Shakib Khan in Aro Bhalobashbo Tomay and Dhumketu.
Pohela Falgun ( Bengali: পহেলা ফাল্গুন, Pôhela Falgun or পয়লা ফাল্গুন, Pôela Falgun ), also known as the first day of Spring of the Bengali month Falgun, is a festival celebrated in Bangladesh. [1] The celebration was started in 1991 by students of Dhaka University 's Faculty of Fine Arts. [2 ...
Gender inequality has been improving a lot in Bangladesh, inequalities in areas such as education and employment remain ongoing problems so women have little political freedom. In 2015, Bangladesh was ranked 139 out of 187 countries on the Human Development Index [1] and 47 out 144 countries surveyed on the Gender Inequality Index in 2017.