Inglewood, June 21 (IANS) European giants Belgium have been dealt a blow ahead of their crucial Group G clash against Iran at the Los Angeles stadium on Monday (IST) as their winger Jeremy Doku has been ruled out of the match due to illness, the Belgian team announced on Sunday.”Due to illness, Doku will not be part of the squad for our upcoming game against Iran,” Belgium posted on social media.Doku, 24, could also miss the knockout stage should Belgium advance, as his wife is due to give birth…
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Dhaka, May 28 (IANS) Several women’s rights activists, academics, artists, and civil society members in Bangladesh have expressed grave concern over a recent directive issued by state-owned radio broadcaster Bangladesh Betar regarding the dress code for female news presenters. The guidelines instructed presenters to wear sarees or salwar-kameez with dupattas, while discouraging “large bindis” and advising against draping the dupatta on one side, local media reported.In an open letter addressed t…
Dhaka, May 25 ( IANS) As Bangladesh confronts workplace safety concerns, a new international study revealed that female journalists across the country are nearly six times more likely than their male counterparts to experience sexual harassment, with most incidents remaining unreported due to fears of career repercussions, local media reported.Covering 339 media professionals in Bangladesh, the survey found that 60 per cent of female respondents faced verbal sexual harassment, compared to 9 per …