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SPEAKER-SEWING MACHINES (with picture)
Bangladesh a role model for women empowerment: Dr Shirin
RANGPUR, July 23, 2018 (BSS) – Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin
Sharmin Chaudhury, MP, has said Bangladesh has become a global role model for
development and empowerment of women as dreamt by Begum Rokeya long ago.
“Under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, massive programmes
are being implemented to make the women solvent through providing them with
training, inputs and assistance to pave their way for income generation
activities,” she said.
The Speaker said this today at a function arranged for distribution of
sewing machines free of costs to 90 unemployed poor and distressed female
youths as the chief guest.
Rangpur Zila Parisahd (RZP) organised the function at the city’s Zila
Parishad Community Centre with RZP Chairman Advocate Chhafia Khanom in the
chair.
Dr Chaudhury said Zila Parishads are contributing largely to implementation
of massive uplift activities, including annual development programmes, of the
government under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
“Zila Parishads put maximum importance on progress of women by providing
them with training on sewing, computer, ICT, agriculture and other trades to
make them skilled workforce for accelerating development to materialise
Vision 2021,” she said.
She said, “Women are contributing maximum to their families by conducting
household works, including cooking food, preparing their kids for school,
decorating their houses and taking care of every family member since the
morning to night every day.”
“The women are also working outside of their homes strengthening economic
condition of their families,” Dr Chaudhury said.
“The strong presence of women is now visible in every profession following
massive steps taken by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for their uplift and
empowerment,” she said adding that the touch of national progress could be
seen in the development of women.
The Speaker said, “The working skill of women is effectively contributing
to speed up national development bringing down the poverty rate to only 22
percent now from 40 percent in the country.”
She stressed on involving women in all development activities for further
advancement of the nation on way to build a middle income Bangladesh by 2021
and achieve sustainable development goals by 2030 on way to build a developed
country by 2041.
Member of the Parliament from reserved constituency Advocate Hosne Ara
Lutfa Dalia, General Secretary of district Awami League Advocate Rezaul Karim
Raju, President of Rangpur district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League Mehedee
Hasan Rony addressed as special guests.
Chief Executive Officer of RZP Nazmul Huda, Additional District Magistrate
Abu Rafa Mohammad Arif and Additional Police Super Abu Maruf Hasan also
attended the function moderated by RZP Member Parvin Aktar.
In the afternoon, Dr Chaudhury attended a mothers’ rally at Rasulpur
Mahtabiya Bilateral High School and distributed corrugated iron sheets and
cash money to hailstorm-affected families at Baro Alampur High School in
Pirganj upazila as the chief guest.
BSS/MI/FI/ 1618 hrs