Speakers at a workshop in Dhaka on Wednesday observed that there was no alternative to implementing the National Women Development Policy for the overall political, economic and social development.
It will not be possible to attain the desired level of development keeping women backward, the half of the country's populace, they said.
Women affairs department under the women and children affairs ministry organised the workshop titled 'implementation of National Women Policy 2011 in achieving equality, development and empowerment of women' with the support of UNFPA.
State minister for women and children affairs Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury inaugurated the two-day workshop as chief guest while officer-in-charge of UNFPA Bangladesh Yuki Suehiro spoke as special guest.
Director of the department Kamal Uddin made the welcome speech.
The state minister elaborated various government initiatives so far taken to implement the women policy successfully.
She, however, said though the government had so far taken many steps, a huge work plan should be adopted for implementing the women policy.
Suehiro congratulated the government for formulating the new national women policy and assured that UNFPA would provide all kinds of support to implement the policy.
Source : New Age
