Women rights' activists called for establishing a national women's commission to protect women's rights in Bangladesh.
They were addressing a discussion on 'the necessity of women's commission in the present context of Bangladesh' organised by the Bangladesh National Women Lawyers' Association at the Chittagong Club Thursday afternoon.
With BNWLA executive director Salma Ali, in the chair, the discussion was addressed among others by Chittagong Bar Association president Salehuddin Haider Siddique and general secretary Mahbubul Alam Chowdhury.
BNWLA Chittagong divisional head Wahida Idris Iqbal moderated the discussion where BNWLA programme manager ATM Morshed Alam presented a keynote paper.
The discussants said the violence against women and violation of women's rights had become an everyday phenomenon in Bangladesh.
Though considerable number of laws, policies and acts had been enacted, the incidents of repression on women were not reduced.
The speakers said the task of the proposed women commission would be to protect and women's rights, ensure women's empowerment, justice and monitor the implementation of laws enacted.
The discussants further mentioned that the objective of the proposed commission would be to ensure gender equality and to stop all types of sexual harassments of women at workplaces and at educational institutions.
source:NewAge
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