JS caucus on gender holds dialogue in Khulna
Khulna divisional team of Parliamentary Caucus on Gender held a dialogue here yesterday on strengthening cooperation between women members of parliament and women members of local bodies.
Fifty women members of parliament and a large number of women Union Parishad members and ward commissioners in Khulna division attended the dialogue.
Begum Sarwari Rahman MP who is a leader of the Parliamentary Caucus on Gender was present as chief guest while Begum Syeda Razia Faiz MP presided over the dialogue.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Prof ATM Obaidullah of Strengthening Parliamentary Democracy (SPD) Project and Humaira Aziz, member-secretary of Parliamentary Caucus on Gender also spoke at the meeting.
Newaz Halim Arly MP and Khulna City Corporation Ward Commissioner Nahid Sultana presented two keynote papers.
The Parliamentary Caucus on Gender, formed for the first time in the country at the initiative of SPD, comprise 25 MPs from different parties.