Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Despite the increasing stronger participation of young women in Bangladesh's political landscape in the digital era, the risks of online harassment, hate speech, cyber-bullying and misinformation continue to rise in parallel. To address this challenging reality and to enhance the digital resilience and self-protection skills of young women in politics a productive and interactive session titled "Empowering Young Political Women for a Safer Digital Space" was held at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka.

This timely initiative to ensure the digital safety of young women in politics was undertaken by Lal Sabuj Society with Foundation for Women Possibilities serving as the supporting partner.

Thirty enthusiastic and talented yo...