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BSS, Dhaka

Speakers at a seminar here on Monday stressed the need for empowerment of women for checking all kinds of repression against them.

"Though males and females are equal in the eye of law, the women are being deprived of having a due share in the participation of the government's development endeavours," they said. The seminar on 'South Asian's Women: Bangladesh Perspective' was held at the auditorium of the Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA).

Bangladesh Unnayan Parishad (BUP) and Development of Alternative for Rural Poor (DORP) in cooperation with Image a New South Asia (INSA) jointly organised the seminar marking the International Women Day-2008.

Former adviser to the caretaker government Advocate Sultana Kamal chaired the seminar while INSA regional steering committee chairmen and eminent economist Dr Kazi Kholiquzzaman Ahmed was present as the chief guest.

DORP Secretary General AHM Noman, BUP Executive Director Dr Jadop Chandra Saha, were present, among others. Professor of the department of history of Dhaka University Dr Jaheda Ahmed and AHM Noman presented the keynote papers in the seminar on 'Empowerment of Women in South Asian' and 'Maternity Allowance for Poor Mother' respectively.