Help implement edn, women dev policies

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday said the national education and women development policies deserve cooperation from everybody for the implementation.
The two policies reflect progressive thinking and will benefit the future generations, but fundamentalists and bigots undermine the merit of these initiatives, they said.
We have to get united against those who do politics in the name of religion and want to hamper implementation of the education policy, said Jatiya Sangsad Deputy Speaker Shawkat Ali.
Also the chief guest of the discussion, Shawkat, urged all to identify and uproot the bigots who stir up militancy and terrorism in the society.
The recent education and women development policies are a shield against this bigotry, he claimed while addressing the roundtable at Chittagong University (CU) yesterday.
Campaign for Popular Education (CAMPE) and Amra Korbo Joy (We shall overcome) jointly organised the discussion on "Our duty in implementing national education policy."
Shawkat also said there is no alternative to implementing this epoch-making education policy, as development of the country depends on technology-based education.
Suranjit Sengupta, chairman of the parliamentary body on law ministry, said everybody should help implement any policy of the government, keeping from political belief.
Industries Minister Dilip Barua said we have yet to achieve "national unity" since 40 years of independence. "We have to educate our young generation to establish the unity, and national education policy will play a vital role in this regard."
Begum Meher Afroz Chumki, chairperson of the parliamentary body on women and children affairs ministry; Chemon Ara Tayab MP; CAMPE executive director Rasheda K Chowdhury, among others, took part in the roundtable chaired by CU Acting Vice-chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Mohammad Alauddin.