Speakers at a day-long workshop here Sunday called for making the womenfolk politically empowered in the greater interest of enhancing their self-confidence, which would ultimately contribute to the efforts for further progress and prosperity in the country.

They said there is no alternative to making the women self- dependent to carry forward the nation’s hopes and aspirations as they represent half of the country’s total population.

Bangladesh National Women Lawyers’ Association (BNWLA) and Fair Election Monitoring Alliance (FEMA) jointly arranged the workshop on “Women’s Political Empowerment” at the conference hall of Rajshahi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI).

Some 50 persons including political leaders, teachers, women activists and NGO representatives attended the workshop and gave their respective views on the issue.

FEMA local unit president Advocate Mohsin Khan and general secretary Shahin Ahmed, BNWLA divisional coordinator Advocate Deel Sitara Chuni and deputy director Fainur Rahman also spoke on the occasion as resource persons.

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