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Implement Nat'l Women Dev Policy

Prominent citizens urge govt

Staff Correspondent
A total of 51 prominent citizens in a written statement yesterday urged the government to take an effective step to implement the National Women Development Policy 2008 and cancel the review committee that recommended amendment and cancellation of some provi sions from the policy, says a press release.
The statement criticised the caretaker government for its soft stance against the communal forces that demonstrated violently in front of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque injuring police and journalists.
The citizens asked writers, journalists, intellectuals, artists, lawyers and, above all, the womenfolk to extend their support to have the women development policy implemented without any amendment.
The statement also criticised
the government for holding meet ing with the Khatib of the mosque and forming a review committee comprising ulemas (Islamic scholars) headed by the Khatib who, the statement said, is just a government employee to the rank of joint secretary.
The statement also mentioned that the government has failed to stand by the decision or announcement they made in the meeting of advisory council, giving rise to the question whether the government will bow to the communal force or let constitution be stampeded.
The statement said in addition to obligation by constitution the government has already signed different international policies regarding equal rights to women. It. thus, cannot move away from its stance.
The citizens opined that the people, who are waging the movement against women development policy, have a connection with war
crimes and are creating unrest only to divert peoples' attention from the issue of trying war criminals.
They also mentioned that the unrest regarding women development policy is a motivated one against the fact that the prices of essentials are on the rise.
They urged the government to set up a tribunal and strengthen the movement against war criminals. The statement also demanded that the power be handed over to peoples' representatives immediately through a fair election and cancellation of the state of emergency.
The signatories are Prof Kabir Chowdhury, Prof Anwar Hossain, Shirin Akhter of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Executive Director of Manusher Jonno Foundation Shaheen Anam, Shirin Banu of Prip Trust, Shamokal Editor Abed Khan and Parvin Sultana of Bangladesh Nari Sangbadik Kendra, among others.