The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

Speakers at a seminar in the city yesterday said participation of the women was needed to ensure the sustainable development of the country, which is central to Islam.

Association for Law Research and Human Rights (ALERT) organised the seminar styled "Women's Rights and Honour in Islam" chaired by its President and lawyer of the Supreme Court Adv Jahangir Alam Khan at the National Press Club.

Former Chief Justice Syed J R Modassir Hossain addressed the function as chief guest, while Vice-Chancellor of Asian University Prof Dr Abul Hasan Muhammad Sadek as special guest. Editor of the daily Naya Diganta Alamgir Mahiuddin, Moulana Kamal Uddin Jaffari and Dr Syeda Sultana Razia, Associate Professor of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), among others, addressed it.

Former Chief Justice said Islam has given the women a strong and exclusive legal and financial status.

He urged the women to know their real rights, adding that if they understand the Islam, they would know that Islam provided them exclusive rights and a strong financial and legal status ensuring them adequate rights.

Kamal Uddin Jaffari said now the time has come to wage a movement to ensure the women rights which were given to them by Islam.

Criticising the persons who said that woman leadership is forbidden by Islam, he said Islam allows women leadership, if they are qualified.

Prof Matiur Rahman presented keynote paper.