Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury. Photo: Collected
Speaker of Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Saturday (20 April) said there will be a time when women will be elected to direct seats and not to reserved seats.
She said this in the "National Aparajita Conference'' organized by Aparajita Network which was held at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in the capital.
Chief Guest Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury said the current government is women-friendly. Women are moving forward and it is visible in different parts of the state due to the right decision of the Prime Minister.
Urging the participants of the conference to work together to make the way of the implementation of women's rights easy, she said that the laws and policies of the state should be easier.
Former Culture Minister Asaduzzaman as special guests said, "There may be criticism, then I will say that the most work has been done for women's rights and development during the tenure of this government. Women are moving forward."
Member of parliament Amatul Kibria said, "We women are in today's seat after a lot of hard work. I hope the Aparajita sisters will make the hard work easier from today's conference."
Another member of parliament Arma Dutta said the more women participate in the political arena, the easier it will be to participate in elections.
Nasima Zaman Bobby MP said that women are always marginalized in elections and politics, especially in elections.
Ambassador of the Swiss Embassy in Bangladesh Reto Siegfried Renggli said that the participation of women and men in the Aparajita conference is important in the politics and elections of Bangladesh. Participation will increase exponentially in the future, he also said.
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