Hate Speech
BlogsA Buddhist temple in Ramu was attacked and a religious clash occurred in Bhola because of misinformation and hate speech Hate speech and misinformation are being spread in the country and social media has become a big platform for circulating misleading information and rumours. If proper measures are not taken immediately, social unrest will increase,…
DAS
CoverageSpeakers at a consultation meeting on Saturday voiced concern over the misuse of the Digital Security Act, pervasive hate speeches, both online and offline, against women, as well as religious and ethnic minority communities. The speakers emphasised the need to make the Right to Information Act effective to check the spread of false information saying…
In the last few decades women’s participation in formal, informal sector, small and medium size enterprise, and entrepreneurship have drastically increased. Yet they often get excluded from decision making process. UN Women have set women in leadership to achieve an equal future in a COVID-19 world as the theme of International Women’s Day which is…
International Women's Day
CoverageThe women in Bangladesh are still kept away from a decision-making role at different levels, speakers have said at a seminar. They came up with the remark at the seminar organised by VOICE, a human rights organisation, at Civic Centre in Dhaka city on Monday, marking the International Women’s Day. In the last few decades,…