Women in Politics
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Stories about Women in Politics
A Warning to Rumeen Farhana Tests the Space for Political Dissent in Bangladesh
An NCP leader has publicly warned independent MP Rumeen Farhana over what he described as her defence of the Awami League, using her election symbol—the duck—as part of a pointed political metaphor. The exchange raises a wider question about how much room elected representatives have to take unpopular positions without facing personalised threats or intimidation.
From Parliament to Daycare: Women’s Group Sets Out Five Demands for a More Equal Bangladesh
Women’s rights organisation Nari Samhati has presented a five-point agenda calling for 33% women lawmakers, nationwide daycare expansion, restored recruitment of women primary teachers, affordable menstrual products in schools and swift passage of sexual-harassment legislation.
Debate Erupts Over Expanding the Role of Bangladesh’s Reserved-Seat Women MPs
A proposed legal amendment that could give reserved-seat women MPs responsibility for overseeing development activities in general constituencies has triggered objections from 67 directly elected lawmakers, reopening a wider debate over the authority, representation and institutional role of women in Bangladesh’s parliament.