A day-long national seminar on Gender Policy in Bangladesh: Strategies, Constraints and Challenges was held at a city hotel on Octeber 05, 2013. The seminar was held under the banner of Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MoWCA) and Master in Public Policy and Governance (MPPG) Program of North South University (NSU). One of the prime objectives of the seminar is to generate better understanding and clarity of the gender policy and various approaches to address gender issues with particular focus to domestic violence. The seminar also aims to review the existing gender policy, identify and assess the problems and challenges of existing gender related rules/regulations and its implementation, with particular focus to violence against women.
Professor Dr. Sadeka Halim, Commissioner, Information Commission Bangladesh was present at the seminar as chief guest and Tariq-ul-Islam, Secretary, MoWCA chaired the inaugural session. Professor Amin U. Sarkar, the Vice-Chancellor of NSU and co-host of the seminar was present in the inaugural session. Professor Dr. Nazmunnessa Mahtab, former Chairman, Department of Women and Gender Studies, Dhaka University and Ms. Mushfeka Ikfat, Secretary, Ministry of Food chaired the other sessions. Professor Dr Khaliquzzaman M. Elias, Coordinator of MPPG Programme delivered the welcome speech and Mrs. Rehana Rahman, Member of the Board of Trustees, NSU was present as special guest.
