The two-day international conference of South Asia Women's Network on 'Women of South Asia and the Green Economy' started on Saturday at BIAM Foundation in the Dhaka city.
State minister of ministry of women and children affairs Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury inaugurated the conference.
Women leaders, activists, academicians and professionals from nine South Asian countries are attending the South Asia Women's Network's conference.
The 3rd SWAN conference has jointly been organised by non-government organisations Manusher Jonno Foundation, Jamia Millia Islamia University of New Delhi, India and South Asia Foundation.
South Asia Foundation's objective is to uphold regional cooperation and peace through education and cultural interaction among the eight SAARC countries Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka.
Director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology India Vandana Shiva presented a keynote paper.
Source : New Age
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