Politics is essentially led by women in Bangladesh, said Kamal. Bangladesh's current head of government is Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, while the heads of opposition were women as well for the past two decades.
In Bangladesh, traditional gender roles keep most women from gaining political power.
Constitution amendment body faces difficulties in introducing direct election system.
A country where two women lead both power and politics, Bangladesh will have more women lawmakers as a special committee, formed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has agreed to make a recommendation for increasing the quota for women in parliament.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged all to help the government implement National Women Development Policy for the welfare of women. She said that a certain quarter “trading on religion” has been trying to mislead people by misinterpreting the women development policy, although Islam as
Bangladeshi women are pushing government to implement the recently approved National Women Development Policy (NWDP) 2011, which has met with strong resistance from Islamic clergy.
The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) will hold the first ever Asia Pacific Feminist Forum (APFF) on 12-14 December 2011 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) will hold the first ever Asia Pacific Feminist Forum (APFF) on 12-14 December 2011 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
In South Asia, the concept of power and authority are ascribed to certain social characteristics determined by the male privileged groups to exclude women.