Ershad for women-friendly work atmosphere
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad yesterday stressed the need for women-friendly working atmosphere to expand opportunities for the grassroots level women entrepreneurs.
“The womenfolk, who constitutes half the country's 16 crore population, are trying to contribute to the society and nation as a whole, and creation of small and medium enterprises and industries for them has become a call of the time now”, he said.
He was addressing a daylong view exchange meeting, "Problems of the grassroots women entrepreneurs in Rangpur division and way out" as the chief guest.
The Federation of Women Entrepreneurs and Industry (FWEI) organised the meeting in Town Hall with its President Moushumi Islam in the chair.
The FWEI leaders said the women have already earned huge reputation, honour, dignity, and fame from the international women community through their ability and talents by producing quality products.
“Satranji', a produce of Rangpur women, has become a world class product and is being exported abroad, they said, adding that there are brighter prospects of many other products being produced in Rangpur region by the women and female entrepreneurs.
The FWEI leaders forwarded an eight-point demand for resolving the problems facing the female entrepreneurs and called upon the chief guest for taking necessary steps at the higher level in this connection.
Noted industrialist Fazlul Haque, JP Presidium Member Moshiur Rahman Ranga, Administrator of Rangpur Zila Parishad Advocate Rezina Razzaque, Rangpur Municipality Mayor AKM Abdur Rouf Manik, and Deputy Commissioner BM Enamul Haque also spoke on the occasion.
The other speakers were President of Grassroots Women Entrepreneurs Society Chandona Ghosh, District Women Affairs Officer Shameema Akhter Banu, Ladies Club President Kaberi Enam, social worker Rawshan Ara Begum, and Organising Secretary of FWEI Selina Rahman Baby.
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