Sayeed Muhammad of DOT :
Dr Dipu Moni, joint general secretary of Awami League, said the women in Bangladesh are not lagging behind.
She was speaking at a recent TV talkshow.
“The gang rape of a woman in Subarnachar, Noakhali is very disheartening, pathetic and shameful. Such a heinous crime is unfortunate for us all at the outset of a fresh year,” she said.
This also ignites rages among us. At the same time, it is mentionable that the government has taken immediate measures in this regard, added Dipu Moni, who was appointed the education minister yesterday.
“Women or men—nobody is beyond politics which is run engaging the people, the society and culture. Politics in a country cannot remain detached from the female population of a country whose half the people are women. A woman has her human rights. Then again, some of the human rights of women are being violated rampantly.
“Crime can occur anytime, but protesting that and taking action against the perpetrators are something needed to be done immediately afterwards, to curb the violence against women,” said Dipu Moni, who previously served as the foreign minister.
“The status of women rights before and after 1997 has changed significantly, for which Prime Minister deserves appreciation. Her role to this end is priceless. In the back of her women development policy, the local government saw 30% or around 12,000 women being elected in 1997. The development brought changes to both politics and the society,” she added.
“But the scenario started changing in the reverse way during the BNP-Jamaat regime. However, Awami League again restored the rights after assuming office in 2009, continuing it for the last one decade, giving utmost priority,” the minister said.
Awami League-government in the last two limits implemented women-friendly projects and ensured equal rights to all. Not a single woman in the country is lagging behind, she opined.