‘Rural developments making women empowerment visible’

Officials at a women rally have said massive developments attained in last ten years substantially improved life standard of the rural people making women empowerment visible everywhere.

The expressed the opinion at rally cum documentary film show organised by the District Information Office (DIO) at Dhonshala Government Primary School ground in Pirganj upazila here on Monday afternoon, a press release said today.

The DIO organised the rally under the “Strengthening publicity for development of rural people” project to inform women about ten special initiatives of the Prime Minister (PM), successes achieved by the government and its future development plans.

Earlier, documentary films were screened focusing on the tremendous successes achieved by the government in various sectors, preventing child marriage, militancy and terrorism, improvement of life standard and livelihoods of the rural people. With Assistant Information Officer at District Information Office Sabiha Akhter Lucky in the chair, Pirganj Upazila Women Affairs Officer Rebecca Yasmin attended the discussion as the chief guest.

Trainers of the Pirganj Upazila Department of Women Affairs Sharmin Akhter and Mousumi Akhter addressed the occasion as special guests.

Sabiha Akhter Lucky discussed the positive impacts on life and livelihoods of the rural people following successful implementation of massive government programmes, including the PM’s ten special initiatives.

She narrated the successes achieved in the agriculture, education, health and family planning, power generation, poverty eradication, women empowerment, digitisation, power, preservation of environment and many other sectors.

Lucky specially stressed on the need for increasing social awareness side by side with proper implementation of the laws concerned to free the society from child marriage, dowry, drug, militancy and terrorism.

“Bangladesh will become a middle income country much ahead of 2021 if enhanced participations of the women could be ensured in various development activities alongside with men to further gear up the pace of uplifts,” Lucky added.

The chief guest highlighted the massive developments those had already taken place in every sector of the country improving the livelihoods and life standard of the rural people in last ten years. She called upon the rural women to avail various facilities, assistance and benefits being provided by the government for their self-employment to further improve living-standard for their empowerment.

 

Rural developments making women empowerment visible

Officials at a women rally have said massive developments attained in last ten years substantially improved life standard of the rural people making women empowerment visible everywhere. The expressed the opinion at rally cum documentary film show organised by the District Information Office (DIO) at Dhonshala Government Primary School ground in Pirganj upazila here on Monday afternoon, a press release said today. The DIO organised the rally under the Strengthening publicity for development of rural people project to inform women about ten special initiatives of the Prime Minister (PM), successes achieved by the government and its future development plans. Earlier, documentary films were screened focusing on the tremendous successes achieved by the government in various sectors, preventing child marriage, militancy and terrorism, improvement of life standard and livelihoods of the rural people. With Assistant Information Officer at District Information Office Sabiha Akhter Lucky in the chair, Pirganj Upazila Women Affairs Officer Rebecca Yasmin attended the discussion as the chief guest. Trainers of the Pirganj Upazila Department of Women Affairs Sharmin Akhter and Mousumi Akhter addressed the occasion as special guests. Sabiha Akhter Lucky discussed the positive impacts on life and livelihoods of the rural people following successful implementation of massive government programmes, including the PMs ten special initiatives. She narrated the successes achieved in the agriculture, education, health and family planning, power generation, poverty eradication, women empowerment, digitisation, power, preservation of environment and many other sectors. Lucky specially stressed on the need for increasing social awareness side by side with proper implementation of the laws concerned to free the society from child marriage, dowry, drug, militancy and terrorism. Bangladesh will become a middle income country much ahead of 2021 if enhanced participations of the women could be ensured in various development activities alongside with men to further gear up the pace of uplifts, Lucky added. The chief guest highlighted the massive developments those had already taken place in every sector of the country improving the livelihoods and life standard of the rural people in last ten years. She called upon the rural women to avail various facilities, assistance and benefits being provided by the government for their self-employment to further improve living-standard for their empowerment.