Imagine a parliament and cabinet with a significant number of competent, capable, and honest women members.

Seven women candidates -- six from BNP and one independent -- were elected in the 13th national election held on Thursday.

Calls for structural reforms, mentorship, and financial support

In a generous act of national service, men across the political spectrum have stepped forward to rescue women from the exhausting burden of political participation.

Women were at the forefront of the July 2024 uprising, but in the subsequently formed political structures, insecurity and social backlash gradually pushed them aside.

Across the world, women are underrepresented. Globally, fewer than one in four parliamentarians are women.

Political parties must be held accountable for failing to nominate at least five percent women candidates in the upcoming national election despite pledging to do so under the July National Charter, said the Women’s Political Rights Forum (FWPR) yesterday.

Political parties fail women as election field remain male-dominated

Religion-based parties must clarify to the nation whether this newly gained visibility of women in their party politics is merely temporary, or...

Some parties consider it achievable, some need more time to do so and there are many others who consider it a distant goal.