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Economic empowerment a must to ensure women’s rights, says Speaker

  • Diplomatic Correspondent
  • 9 March, 2023 12:00 AM
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Economic empowerment a must to ensure women’s rights, says Speaker
Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury along with others cutes a cake at a discussion titled ‘DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality’ organised by Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh at Jatiya Press Club in the capital on Wednesday, marking International Women’s Day. — SUN photo

Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury said the country’s constitution approves equal rights of all men and women, but economic deprivation leads to various other disparities in the social, political and cultural arena.

Therefore, she said, economic empowerment is the first condition that should be ensured for women empowerment in other areas. She was addressing a discussion titled “DigitAll: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality” organised by Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) at Jatiya Press Club in the capital.

Foreign ministry spokesperson Seheli Sabrin, Jatiya Press Club President Farida Yasmin and journalist Angur Nahar Monty also spoke at the event presided over by DCAB President Rezaul Karim Lotus.

DCAB President Rezaul Karim Lotus gave the welcome speech while former president Angur Nahar Monty presented a keynote paper. Canadian High Commissioner Lilly Nicholls, French Ambassador Marie Masdupuy and Swedish Ambassador Alexander Berg von Linde took part at the discussion.

Bangladesh’s first women officer at the foreign ministry, Ambassador Nasim Firdaus and former Ambassador Majeda Rafiqun Nessa were honored by the DCAB.