Make election pledges to ensure equal rights of women
Bangladesh Mahila Parishad yesterday called on the political parties to make specific commitments in their election manifestos with a view to ensuring equal rights of women and establishing social equity.
Political parties should also make promises to keep their commitments if they are voted to power, they added.
The women leaders said this at a press conference at the parishad office in the city.
The chief election commissioner on November 2 announced the poll schedules that removed the people's doubts about the election, they said, adding that it is time to work together for the country's advancement towards democracy and political stability through conducting a free and fair election.
They also urged the parties not to make any alliance with the anti-liberation forces under any circumstances, to restore the National Women's Development Policy-1997 and direct election in 100 women reserve seats in the parliament.
The demands also include placing the party policies before the women community, reformation of the citizens' act, formulation of land commission and food security act and withdrawal of the reservations from CEDAW document immediately and its complete implementation.
Their recommendations include that allocation of budget and work distribution should be increased three times, state should take necessary steps for women's political empowerment, war criminals should be brought to book and constitution of 1972 should be restored to build the country non-communal.
Addressing the programme, President of the parishad Ayesha Khanam also urged the women community to cast their votes considering quality, efficiency, economic base and responsibility of the candidates.
General Secretary of the parishad Maleka Banu, Rekha Saha, Masuma Khanam and Lokkhi Chakrabarti also took part in the press conference.
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