Bangladeshi cricketer Sanjida Islam poses as a bride with a cricket bat, a day before her wedding day in Rangpur, Bangladesh, Friday, Oct. 16. (Sobhana Mostary via AP) DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Sanjida ...

"I did it so that other women can follow me." A bride in Bangladesh turned a centuries-old custom on its head as a way to stand up for women's rights. Khadiza Akter Khushi, 19, was photographed ...

The lightning struck while the group exited a boat during a thunderstorm. They were on their way to the bride's house, a government official told AFP.

Acclaimed Bangladeshi director Rubaiyat Hossain, known for her powerful women-centric films, has completed principal photography in Dhaka on her feminist supernatural drama “The Difficult Bride,” ...

The Child Bride to Bookworm Project of Plan International Bangladesh marked a significant milestone as the end line survey findings were shared during a recent event held at the Cirdap Auditorium on ...

Marriage customs in Bangladesh often come wrapped in layers of tradition, ceremony, and unspoken gender expectations. But what would happen if a bride, right before stepping into the threshold of her ...

Acclaimed Bangladeshi director Rubaiyat Hossain, known for her powerful women-centric films, has a new project participating in the Berlinale Co-Production Market and is launching a female filmmaker ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Sanjida Islam went into bat for a special cricket match in Bangladesh. The 24-year-old international cricketer wore her colorful wedding attire as she played a few shots and ...

(DHAKA, Bangladesh) — A bride in Bangladesh turned a centuries-old custom on its head as a way to stand up for women’s rights. Khadiza Akter Khushi, 19, was photographed leading a procession of ...

When 19-year-old Khadiza Akter Khushi led hundreds of people to the home of her soon-to-be husband, she didn't do it for her guests. She did it for all the Bangladeshi women she hoped would follow in ...