Voices
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After a 10–0 Defeat, Maria Manda’s Answer Was Not Excuses. It Was: Get Better
Bangladesh opened its Asian Games women’s football campaign with a 10–0 defeat to DPR Korea. Captain Maria Manda’s response was neither denial nor despair: Bangladesh must keep facing stronger teams, work harder and prepare better. That mindset deserves a system capable of matching it.
Bangladesh Reached the Asia Cup Semifinal. The Next Level Is Turning Chances Into Pressure
Before facing India, Sharmin Akhter said aspiring champions have to play the strongest teams. Bangladesh’s 40-run semifinal defeat showed exactly what that next level demands: sharper fielding, more batting pressure and fewer opportunities handed back to elite opponents.
Bangladeshi Women Should Not Need a Deadline for Marriage
A new first-person essay from a Bangladeshi university teacher describes the relentless questions unmarried women face about age, appearance and marriage. The deeper issue is not whether women marry—it is why society continues to treat marriage as a deadline against which a woman’s life is measured.
Dhaka University Gives Women One More Hour. Students Are Asking Why They Need a Curfew at All
Dhaka University has extended the closing time of women’s residential halls from 10pm to 11pm after weeks of student protests. But campaigners are still demanding 24-hour access, arguing that women should not have less freedom of movement than male students in the name of safety.
Stopping Violence Against Women Requires Men to Challenge Other Men
Bangladesh’s violence-against-women crisis cannot be addressed only by asking women to protect themselves. Families, schools and communities also need men and boys to challenge harassment, control and violence among their peers.
Women-Only Buses Cannot Be the Final Answer to Women’s Unsafe Commutes
Bangladesh’s new Pink Bus service has revived an older debate: should women need separate transport to feel safe, or should every bus become safe enough for them to use without fear?