Category: BDFA News
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15 Years after Falani’s Killing, Justice Still Unresolved
Fifteen years have passed since Felani Khatun, a 15-year-old girl from Kurigram, was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) while crossing the India–Bangladesh border, yet her family continues to wait for justice. On January 7, 2011, Felani was killed near border pillar 947 while returning to Bangladesh with her father. Her body remained…
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30 Among 51 Political Parties Nominate No Women Candidates in National Election
Out of 51 political parties contesting Bangladesh’s upcoming national parliamentary election, 30 parties have nominated no female candidates at all, according to data released by the Election Commission. Of the 2,568 candidates contesting the February 12 election, only 109 are women, accounting for 4.24 percent of the total. Among them, 72 women are party nominees,…
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Bangladesh Women’s Football League Continues Amid Infrastructure Failures and Deep neglect
Bangladesh’s Women’s Football League has resumed after a long gap, but matches are being played under conditions that players and observers describe as unsafe and degrading. At the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Sipahi Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur, broken floodlights, a non-functional digital scoreboard, and the absence of broadcasting facilities have become defining features of the…
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