Pledge on the Golden Jubilee of Independence
Equal Rights of Women in Land and Agriculture for Sustainable Development
Khushi Kabir,
Chairperson, ALRD and Coordinator, Nijera Kori
The topic of today s discussion is critical. The majority of our population is still dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods. In our journey towards self-sufficiency in food production and food sovereignty, agriculture will play a central role. Women s contribution to these sectors has to be recognised. Women have always had a role in agriculture, but they have never been given proper recognition. The male farmers I have spoken to before would always suggest that the women were not making any economic contribution. But this was a completely false presumption because the process of converting the paddy to rice to be sold in the markets was done entirely by the women. Women also play a significant role in rearing farm animals such as ducks, chickens, cows, and goats. They even cultivate vegetable
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Whenever there is an incident of rape, most people tend to say that it was the girl or woman s fault, and question her character, social class, outfit, sexual experience, and lifestyle.
After the news of the rape and subsequent death of a 17-year-old O-level student was published Thursday night, many took to social media to blame the girl.
At a Dhaka court yesterday, 18-year-old Fardin Iftekhar Dihan confessed to his role in killing the girl after raping her. The doctor who did the postmortem also said excessive bleeding due to injuries from the rape led to her death.
Nevertheless, people on social media keep saying that it was consensual sex and should not be called rape. The girl went on a date with her boyfriend… If the girl had any decency, she would have never gone to her boyfriend s flat before marriage, commented a Facebook user under the post of a news report about the incident.
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Civil society organisations, multi-sector departments commit towards coordinated actions against gender-based violence Star Online Report Star Online Report
To accelerate concrete policy response and promote zero tolerance to gender-based violence across all spheres of society, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and its partners: Department of Women Affairs, ActionAid Bangladesh, Ain o Salish Kendra, and CARE Bangladesh with support from the Canadian Embassy and Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands have observed the 16 days of activism against gender-based violence campaign through organising an online live event recently titled Preventing and Responding to Gender-Based Violence: Everyone has a Role to Play .
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