Bangladeshi women are working efficiently in peacekeeping missions – Speaker

Bangladeshi women are working with skill and reputation in the United Nations peacekeeping missions and expressed hope that this trend will continue in the future. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury. Catherine Pollard, United Nations Under Secretary General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance, paid a courtesy call on Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury at her office on Saturday (June 24). At this time the speaker said this. During the meeting, they discussed in detail about women’s empowerment, gender equality, Rohingya issue, parliamentary session, participation of women in peace missions. The speaker also highlighted the issue of his participation in the first meeting of women peacekeepers. Dr. Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury said that the constitution of Bangladesh mentions the equal rights of men and women. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh has achieved commendable progress in empowering women and ensuring gender equality. He said that through Sheikh Hasina’s special initiative Asryan project, a house is being given to a family in the joint name of both husband and wife, as a result of which women’s rights are protected. The Speaker said that the Prime Minister is providing cash allowance for pregnant and lactating mothers. Besides, he has arranged widow allowance, old age allowance, disabled allowance etc. under the social safety net, which is also helping to reduce the extreme poverty rate of the country. Shirin Sharmin said, currently the Rohingya problem has become one of the most important problems in Bangladesh. The number of Rohingyas has outstripped the population of Cox’s Bazar, a major tourist destination in Bangladesh. But this problem can be solved easily only through political will. UN Under-Secretary General Pollard acknowledged Bangladesh’s long-standing and enormous contribution to UN peacekeeping operations. He also praised Bangladesh’s success in empowering women. At this time, Ms. Pollard praised the active role of Bangladesh in the peacekeeping operations by pointing out that the ongoing UN peacekeeping operations are becoming increasingly complex and expensive unlike the peacekeeping operations of the past. At that time, Ambassador Muhammad Abdul Muhit, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary General of the United Nations, Daragh Russell, and senior officials of the Parliament Secretariat were present.