President Zillur Rahman and Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon
all to work together for protecting
women's rights.
They
made the call through separate messages
on the occasion of International Women's
Day and its centenary.
President Zillur
Rahman in his message said, "It is
impossible to face the challenges of the
21st century putting aside the
womenfolk. It is our earnest duty to
protect women's right at all levels of
the society as well as the state."
He urged all to work together in
protecting women's rights.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in her
message said, "Our constitution provides
equal rights for women and men. As per
the election pledge, the government is
committed to build a progressive and
discrimination- free society based on
equality of women and men."
She called the theme of the day "Equal
rights and opportunity for women and men
is a commitment for development and
changing the days" a befitting one.
Wishing success of the day, Sheikh
Hasina called upon all to work unitedly
to ensure women's participation in the
mainstream of national development for
further women empowerment and
establishing their equal rights.
