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SECRETARY-WOMEN (with photo)
Wahida stresses more employment opportunities for marginal women
KHULNA, Feb 07, 2020 (BSS) -Prime Minister’s Personal Secretary-2 Wahida
Akter on Thursday stressed the need for creating more employment
opportunities for marginal women so that they can enormously contribute
towards national development.
“There were social obstacles in the past, but overcoming all the
obstacles, underprivileged and marginal women must be integrated in the
country’s development process aiming to ensure an inclusive development,” she
said this while inaugurating the training program titled “Skill Development
Project” for self-reliant of poor women as chief guest.
She said education and training for women is a must in empowering them
economically and there is no alternative to achieving skills to make women
self-dependent.
She said the country’s women are generally involved in economic activities
at household level and their economic empowerment could be ensured utilizing
their competence and skills.
District Administration organised the function at Circuit House conference
room while Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Helal Hossain in the chair.
Superintendent of Police SM Shafiullah attended the event as special guest.
Deputy Director of Local Government department Ishrat Jahan, Additional
Deputy Commissioner (General) Ziaur Rahman, Deputy Director of Women Affairs
Department Nargis Fatema Zamin, freedom fighter Alamgir Kabir, among others,
also present.
Later, chief guest distributed warm clothes among the Hijra community.
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