Politicians, academics, professionals and women leaders on Tuesday at a seminar demanded increasing participation of women in the implementation of sprits of recent student-people movement.
After the victory, women鈥檚 participation was not visible in the implementation process of sprits of the movement whereas they took part in the movement in a large number, they said.
Bangladesh Nari Mukti Kendra, women front of Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Marxist), organised the seminar on 鈥楾he participation of women in the student-people movement鈥�.
The organisation鈥檚 president, Shima Datta presided over the programme held marking Begum Rokeya Day.
Nari Mukti Kendra central leader Susmita Roy Supti readout the keynote paper where she said that the ideals of Begum Rokya were still relevant and we could follow her ideals.
Former Jahangirnagar University professor and also member of Democratic Right Committee Anu Muhammad said that a large number of woman activists took part in the student-people movement against fascist Sheikh Hasina government.
But after the fall of Hasina government, we found participation of a few number of women activists in the formation of the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus on August 8, Anu Muhammad said.
Under the interim government, different political parties are working for the implementation of their own agendas and trying to turning the country according to their choices, ignoring the voice of the women, Anu said.
He called on the political parties to unite for the implementations of spirits of movements and ensure rights of the ordinary people.
Lawyer Sara Hossain said the interim government was not allowing the people to express their opinions. But the government should hear the opinions of the all political parties and ensure democratic rights of all, Sara Hossain said.
He questioned the judiciary saying that the accused should have right to express their opinions.
Dhaka University teacher Samina Lutfa demanded more participation of the women in the interim government.
Former National Human Right Commission member Nirupa Dewan said that the interim government should address the issues of national minorities in the Chattogram Hill Tract.
Architect Farhana Sharmin Imu called on the interim government to take more care for the treatments of the wounded leaders and activists in the movement.
SPB (Marxist) central leader Joyddep Bhattachrya called on the political parties to be united for the implementation of the spirits of the students-people movement.
Jahangirnagar University teacher Snigdha Rezoan, actress Mohsina Akter,聽 singer Bithi Ghosh,聽 Tajnuva Jabeen, Dipika Rani and Nilufar Yeasmin Shlpi also spoke at the seminar.