Women’s empowerment requires active policy participation: Labour Adviser

Ensuring genuine women’s empowerment in Bangladesh requires greater participation of women at the policy-making level, said Brigadier General (Rtd) M Sakhawat Hussain, Adviser, Ministry of Labour and Employment, during the inauguration of HERizon Fest: Celebrating Women, Skills and Employment in Dhaka on Monday.Speaking at the national event organized by the National Skills Development Authority (NSDA) with technical support from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the Adviser highlighted that nearly half of Bangladesh’s population is female, most of whom are young.We must create employment opportunities for this vast workforce through proper skills development training both at home and abroad. To boost overseas employment, effective communication and strategic skill training for women must be ensured at government and private levels,” adviser said.True women’s empowerment is impossible without their participation in decision-making processes. This requires creating greater representation of women in Parliament and strengthening their leadership capacities. Women must be more ...

• 06 Oct 2025