Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said empowerment of women in the country is possible if the ongoing democratic process remain continued.
She said women would loss their freedom and may again be subjected to the torture and intimidation without continuation of the Awami League government in future.
The prime minister said this in reply to supplementary question from female member Nurjahan Begum in the parliament during the Prime Minister’s question-answer session with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Choudhury in the chair.
The prime minister said people of Bangladesh have experienced what kind of situation women had to face when BNP-Jammat came to power in 2001. They tortured and carried violence on women like Pakistani occupation force in 1971, she said.
Pointing out some incident took place in Rajshahi, Khulna and elsewhere in the country the prime minister said even the children could not escape gang rape of the criminals.
Sheikh Hasina said development of the country is possible only when peaceful democratic situation prevails in the country and people can work freely in every field to contribute to development.
She said the development projects taken by the Awami League government in its second tenure for the development of women remained continued as the party came to power for the third term.
“Development of women in Bangladesh would never be possible if the Awami League would not come to the power in 2014,” she said.
Country’s women would be benefited if Awami League can come to power again and the country would be able to prosper with joint efforts of men and women, she said.
