Bangladesh won 2-1 against Nepal to claim the SAFF Women's Championship title in Kathmandu in October. Photo: SMAN NEPALI Ahead of the final SAFF Women’s Championship game between Nepal and Bangladesh ...

Shrestha does not fit the normative definition of an ideal woman in Nepal. In a society where a thin body is considered beautiful, women bodybuilders with brawny bodies are labeled “men” and ...

She tells me she knew she was "about to be sold" because tales of trafficking are everywhere in Nepal. Women grow up being warned not to let this happen to them. It's a known risk but one she had ...

The mill purchases paddy mostly from female-headed holdings, and makes, markets, and distributes non-steam rice.

Lawmakers in Nepal have passed a law criminalising a practice that forces women from their homes during menstruation. Under the law anyone who makes a woman observe the custom faces a three-month ...

Other notable women on the BBC 100 Women 2024 list include stranded astronaut Sunita Williams, rape survivor Gisèle Pelicot, ...