Change makers' assembly

27 March 2010, 18:00 PM

Our Correspondent, Mymensingh

Rasheda K Chowdhury, former advisor to caretaker government said here yesterday the social attitude should be changed to stop domestic violence against women. Women are resource of the country, so they should be honoured in their respective fields to ensure all-out development, she said while addressing an assembly of change makers at the premises of Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Sangrahashala here as chief guest. Development Wheel (DEW) organised the programme. Chaired by advocate AHM Khalequzzaman, convener of assembly, the meeting was also addressed by Prof. Dr. H K S Arifeen, chairman of DEW, Prof. Sharmina Shams, head of the dept. of Anthropology of Rajshahi University, Dr. Marufi Khan, principal of Syed Nazrul Islam College and advocate Shibbir Ahmed Liton. The programme was the part of a campaign to eliminate violence against women in six south Asian countries. We should change ourselves first for changing others for bringing an end to violence against women, the speakers said.