Speaker of the National Parliament Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, MP, on Wednesday held a courtesy meeting with a delegation from UN Women to discuss measures aimed at advancing women’s rights, empowerment and gender equality in Bangladesh.
The UN Women delegation was led by Gitanjali Singh, Representative of UN Women in Bangladesh. Secretary of the National Parliament Secretariat Barrister Md Golam Sorwar Bhuiyan was also present at the meeting.
According to UN Women Bangladesh, the discussion focused on strengthening efforts to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment, including the establishment of an inter-party caucus on gender equality and women’s empowerment in the National Parliament.
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