Leaders of Bangladesh Narimukti Kendra (BNK) have stressed on launching an inclusive social movement to end repression and violence against women and children to ensure their equal rights in the society.
They viewed this at a human chain programme organized by the district unit of BNK at Press Club premises on Wednesday afternoon in observance of the Women Repression Prevention Day- 2022 in the city.
Presided over by Member of BNK's district unit Alo Begum, Members of its central committee Advocate Kamrunnahar Khanom Shikha and Suborna Barman Bonnya addressed the occasion. Member-secretary of Rangpur district unit of Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (Marxist) Ahsanul Arefin Titu, Convener of the district unit of Samajtantrik Chhatra Front Shaju Basfor and other leaders of BNK also spoke.
The speakers protested incidents of repressions and violence against women and children and stressed on involving politicians, civil society members, public representatives, community leaders and sociocultural activists to end all sorts of oppressions.
They said women are being subjected to violence, torture and abuse in most families, working places, roads, transports and everywhere due to lack of adequate social awareness and cooperative attitudes.
Terming these social curses as main barriers to flourishing women leadership and empowerment, they suggested incorporation of the concept of gender equality in the curricula to help students develop hatred against these tribulations. They especially stressed on engaging comprehensive efforts to launch a social movement for ending all sorts of repressions, social erosion and drugs to save young generations from moral degradation for building a healthier and peaceful society.
Advocate Kamrunnahar called for banning the anti-liberation and religion- based communal politics and bringing an end to fundamentalism and social erosion for ensuring security to the womenfolk to further accelerate the national development.
"We must bring an end to repression and violence against women and social
erosion for ensuring equal rights, dignity and honour of the womenfolk at every sphere of the society to achieve the sustainable development goals," she added.
