Leading women business leaders and entrepreneurs here yesterday underscored the need for full inclusion of womenfolk in the country’s fast pacing development growth for achieving the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) five related to gender equality and women empowerment.
They said Bangladesh has made commendable success in achieving women empowerment in last couple of decades though more government support is needed to establish a gender equal society. Bangladesh Chapter of Entrepreneur Organization (EO), the world’s largest peer-to-peer global network of entrepreneurs organized the summit styled “She Rokers MyEO women summit” and “She Rockers MyEO Women SDG Award 2019” at Hotel Radission Blu in the capital.
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen inaugurated the summit as Chief Guest while Global Chairperson of Entrepreneur Organization (EO) Bubu Andres joined as guest of Honor. President of EO Bangladesh Chapter Farzana Chowdhury gave the welcome speech.
The Foreign Minister said Bangladesh is becoming a role model of women empowerment in the world under dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as women here are now in the leadership positions at every sphere of national and social life. Describing various far-reaching and wide-ranging measures taken by the government to ensure the holistic empowerment of women, Dr Momen said Bangladesh government introduced gender budget that is unique in the world.
“Women’s empowerment is one of the ten Special Initiatives of our honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the progress of which she oversees herself, he said.
