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Women in Politics launched

Staff Correspondent
A new political platform tided ’Narir Rajnoitik Andolon' (Women in Politics) was launched in the city yesterday aspiring to march equally in the male-dominated political arena ofthecoun try.
"The constitution ensures equal rights for men and women, but women cannot practise their rights in the male-dominated politics," said the convener of the platform Naheed Nazrul at a press conference at the National Press Club.
Naheed is a social worker and runs a non-govemment organisation for the development of women.
Welcoming the males in the women-led political platform. Mehjabeen Rahman, a platform member who is studying in Nottingham University of the UK placed 13-point proposal at the press conference.
The proposals include a federal form of government where the prime minister will be the chief executive and the president will be in-charge of defence.
There will be a bi-cameral partiament where in the upper house 64 seats will be reserved for women belonging to different classes and professions.
A government of national consensus will be formed with the members of all elected political parties.
The country will have seven provinces where there will be elected parliaments as well as elected governments.
The parliamentary' committee will consist of members from both the upper and the lower houses.
An independent election commission will have to be formed.
Besides, national security council, national economic council, constitutional court and permanent judicial council will also be set up as per the proposals.
The political platform also suggested different reform proposals to strengthen the economy of the country.
These include micro-credit for destitute, establishing upazila-based industries with the finance of the expatriates, and establishing social business against the business of the multinational companies.
Using information technology, they also want to build up a 'digital Bangladesh* by 2021 and to raise per capita income to $2000 by that time
The platform wants to establish a sub-regional economic alliance including Nepal, Bhutan. India. Myanmar and China to achieve the economic goals
It also wants to incorporate 2000 women working in education, health, information technology, business and economic sectors into this platform by this year to help achieve its objectives, said the Joint Convener Maksuda Ferdaus Khan Elija at die press conference.