To uphold girls’ rights, ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, along with 10 dignitaries signed a commitment yesterday that included providing necessary actions and investments for girls, opening up more pathways to pursue their leadership ambitions, and supporting people working on overturning oppressive gender norms and systems.
Women’s education in Bangladesh has been a success story so far. Girls have continued to outnumber boys at primary and secondary levels, accounting for more than half of school enrolment.
In his latest budget speech, Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal emphasised on giving importance to young women’s skill development in professional and technical fields to reduce the country’s gender gap.
The government has finally formed a trustee board to settle compensation claims over road accidents, but it will be fully functional only after the rules of Road Transport Act-2018 are formulated.