In 1971, the Pakistan army began a brutal crackdown against Bengalis in which hundreds of thousands of women were detained and repeatedly brutalised. Only now are their stories beginning to be told
While women in Bangladesh have been making remarkable strides in various fields, they still seem to be falling behind when it comes to working in the administration.
Umme Kulsum was terrified when she encountered a mother in labour with no dilation around 3:00am at Brac centre in Dhaka. After several attempts, she could only bring out the baby’s head. The mother was exhausted from all the pushing. But Kulsum trusted her midwifery skills and eventually conducted a normal delivery.