Politicians and women leaders yesterday called on the Awami League-led government to establish a repression free society.
The call came from a rally organised by the women cell of Communist Party of Bangladesh in front of the National Press Club to mark the International Women’s Day.
Speakers at the rally said women were deprived from their rights both in the state system and in families and repressed by the men in our society.
They also placed a 13-point demand including end of violence against women, introduction of uniform family code, full approval and implementation of SEDAW convention, ensuring equal rights for all class of women.
CPB General Secretary Syed Abu Zafar Ahmed said women must be united to realise their demands.
“The actual purpose of International Women’s Day is to conclude the conflict between labour and capitalism of a society and also to free women from the extortion she faces as a woman in the society,” he added.
He said: “The NGOs and corporate society is trying to avoid the actual purpose of the day and to free women from the situation, it is a must to initiate movements.” Lakkhi Chakrabarty, the presidium member of the CPB, who chaired the rally said her party would continue movements to realise the demands of the women.
Khelaghar Chairperson Mahfuza Khanam, educationist AN Rasheda, CPB leaders Lina Chakrabarty and Maksuda Akter Laily spoke at the rally among others.
